Leon, WV Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Leon

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Leon_{/100k people}	West Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,345 (estimate)	2,405	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Leon_{/100k people}	West Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.4	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	35.9	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	39.3	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	278.5	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	498 (estimate)	358	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	507.9	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,402.3	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	137.0	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,847 (estimate)	2,047	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ravenswood, WV	3,847	78	235	313
Ripley, WV	3,239	31	553	584
Eleanor, WV	1,691	94	537	631
Buffalo, WV	1,300	138	788	926
Gallipolis Ferry, WV	790	157	897	1,054
Point Pleasant, WV	4,281	188	1,689	1,877
Cheshire, OH	193	364	3,131	3,495
Leon, WV	161	498	2,847	3,345

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Leon is 18% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.16 daily crimes that occur in Leon.
Leon is safer than 21% of the cities in the United States.
In Leon you have a 1 in 30 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Leon has increased by 2%.

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Daily Crime In Leon (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Leon (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Leon

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Leon is 1 in 201

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Leon is 1 in 36

The chance of being a victim of crime in Leon is 1 in 30

Year Over Year Crime In Leon (per 100,000 people)

Leon police department

Item	Leon	West Virginia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	1,642	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.0	3.3

Sex offenders in West Virginia

State	Total offenders	West Virginia_/100K	National_/100K
West Virginia	3,758	203	222

There are a total of 3,758 sex offenders in West Virginia. This yields a total of 203 sex offenders in West Virginia per 100,000 residents which is 9% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
LaPlace, IL	161	582	2,736	3,319
Bouton, IA	161	413	2,961	3,374
Yoder, WY	161	391	3,138	3,529
Lima, MT	161	510	3,717	4,227
Stuart, OK	161	627	4,155	4,781
Leon, WV	161	498	2,847	3,345

Source: The Leon, WV crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.