Boaz, WV Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Boaz

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Boaz_{/100k people}	West Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	413 (estimate)	2,405	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Boaz_{/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)	61 (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)	351 (estimate)	2,047	2,451

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The overall crime rate in Boaz is 85% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 1.13 daily crimes that occur in Boaz.
Boaz is safer than 88% of the cities in the United States.
In Boaz you have a 1 in 243 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Boaz has decreased by 11%.

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Daily Crime In Boaz (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Boaz

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Boaz is 1 in 1627

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Boaz is 1 in 285

The chance of being a victim of crime in Boaz is 1 in 243

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

Boaz police department

Item	Boaz	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.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Washington, WV	1,245	82	469	551
Mineralwells, WV	1,482	109	622	731
Devola, OH	2,590	82	701	782
Lubeck, WV	1,272	119	680	799
Blennerhassett, WV	2,879	125	717	843
Williamstown, WV	2,945	369	571	941
Belmont, WV	1,031	142	812	954
Boaz, WV	1,504	61	351	413

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Honaker, VA	1,504	651	1,230	1,881
Ontonagon, MI	1,504	218	906	1,124
Gold Key Lake, PA	1,504	115	635	750
Sackets Harbor, NY	1,504	152	627	779
Sebree, KY	1,504	0	0	0
Boaz, WV	1,504	61	351	413

Source: The Boaz, 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.