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)	1,947 (estimate)	2,396	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Westwood_{/100k people}	Kentucky_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.7	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	33.7	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	74.7	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	105.5	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	178 (estimate)	219	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	503.0	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,498.7	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	175.9	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,769 (estimate)	2,178	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Westwood is 32% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 5.34 daily crimes that occur in Westwood.
Westwood is safer than 57% of the cities in the United States.
In Westwood you have a 1 in 52 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Westwood has not changed.

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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 563

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 52

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	556,527
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.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bellefonte, KY	747	0	0	0
Worthington, KY	1,391	0	190	190
Flatwoods, KY	7,483	0	257	257
Greenup, KY	1,191	0	345	345
Lavalette, WV	1,171	85	507	591
Westwood, KY	4,655	178	1,769	1,947

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Briar, TX	4,655	268	1,845	2,113
Seat Pleasant, MD	4,656	750	2,040	2,790
Mount Carmel, OH	4,654	196	1,733	1,929
La Grange, TX	4,658	406	1,859	2,265
Breinigsville, PA	4,651	147	846	993
Westwood, KY	4,655	178	1,769	1,947

Source: The Westwood, KY crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. 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.