Westwood, KY Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Westwood

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Westwood_{/100k people}	Kentucky_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,968 (estimate)	2,422	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Westwood_{/100k people}	Kentucky_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.9	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	37.0	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	75.9	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	113.5	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	188 (estimate)	232	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	469.6	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,497.4	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	222.8	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,779 (estimate)	2,190	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bellefonte, KY	785	0	116	116
Flatwoods, KY	7,358	14	233	246
Greenup, KY	1,110	0	261	261
Raceland, KY	2,799	84	378	462
Worthington, KY	1,406	0	573	573
Ceredo, WV	1,336	0	581	581
Lavalette, WV	1,177	90	513	603
Westwood, KY	5,215	188	1,779	1,968

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Westwood is 31% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 5.39 daily crimes that occur in Westwood.
Westwood is safer than 55% of the cities in the United States.
In Westwood you have a 1 in 51 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Westwood has increased by 1%.

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Daily Crime In Westwood (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Westwood

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Westwood is 1 in 531

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Westwood is 1 in 57

The chance of being a victim of crime in Westwood is 1 in 51

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

Westwood police department

Item	Westwood	Kentucky	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	5,359	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.8	3.3

Sex offenders in Kentucky

State	Total offenders	Kentucky_/100K	National_/100K
Kentucky	6,639	162	222

There are a total of 6,639 sex offenders in Kentucky. This yields a total of 162 sex offenders in Kentucky per 100,000 residents which is 27% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Robbins, IL	5,216	547	2,569	3,115
Chackbay, LA	5,216	515	3,001	3,516
Butler Beach, FL	5,214	140	874	1,014
Manitou Springs, CO	5,217	315	2,261	2,576
Salton City, CA	5,217	339	1,945	2,284
Westwood, KY	5,215	188	1,779	1,968

Source: The Westwood, KY 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.