Ansted, WV Crime Rates & Map

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66%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

58%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

67%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Ansted_{/100k people}	West Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	803 (estimate)	1,755	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.6	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	46.6	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	20.7	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	282.1	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	163 (estimate)	356	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	273.3	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	998.9	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	127.2	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	640 (estimate)	1,399	1,958

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Key findings

Ansted crime rates are 66% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Ansted are 58% lower than the national average
In Ansted you have a 1 in 125 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Ansted is safer than 70% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Ansted has decreased by 8%

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Daily Crime In Ansted (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Ansted

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Ansted is 1 in 614

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Ansted is 1 in 157

The chance of being a victim of crime in Ansted is 1 in 125

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

Ansted police department

Item	Ansted	West Virginia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	3	1,642	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.2	3.0	3.3

There are a total of 3 Ansted police officers. This results in 2.2 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 28.9% less than the West Virginia average and 33.8% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in West Virginia

State	Total offenders	West Virginia_/100K	National_/100K
West Virginia	4,917	266	266

There are a total of 4,917 sex offenders in West Virginia. This yields a total of 266 sex offenders in West Virginia per 100,000 residents which is equal the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Oak Hill, WV	8,722	50	176	226
Montgomery, WV	1,831	153	601	754
Mount Carbon, WV	398	294	1,153	1,447
Glen Ferris, WV	143	297	1,166	1,462
Hico, WV	133	379	1,489	1,868
Glen Jean, WV	147	402	1,580	1,982
Belva, WV	138	429	1,685	2,114
Ansted, WV	1,436	163	640	803

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Kingsley, IA	1,436	120	671	791
Morningside, MD	1,436	694	2,083	2,778
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI	1,436	67	191	258
Robinhood, MS	1,436	146	1,052	1,198
Wood River, NE	1,436	151	864	1,015
Ansted, WV	1,436	163	640	803

Source: The Ansted, WV crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.