| Statistic | Reportedincidents | /100k people | Mount Carbon/100k people | West Virginia/100k people | National/100k people |
| Total crime | 0 | n/a (estimate) | n/a (estimate) | 1,411 | 2,119 |
| Murder | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Rape | n/a | n/a | n/a | 48.0 | 37.5 |
| Robbery | n/a | n/a | n/a | 9.7 | 60.6 |
| Assault | n/a | n/a | n/a | 185.8 | 256.1 |
| Violent crime | n/a | n/a (estimate) | n/a (estimate) | 249 | 359 |
| Burglary | n/a | n/a | n/a | 178.3 | 229.2 |
| Theft | n/a | n/a | n/a | 905.1 | 1,272.1 |
| Vehicle theft | n/a | n/a | n/a | 78.5 | 258.8 |
| Property crime | n/a | n/a (estimate) | n/a (estimate) | 1,162 | 1,760 |


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| Item | Mount Carbon | 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 |
| State | Total offenders | West Virginia /100K | National /100K |
| West Virginia | 4,917 | 266 | 266 |
| City | Population | Violent crime/100k people | Property crime/100k people | Total crime/100k people |
| Cedar Grove, WV | 507 | 0 | 147 | 147 |
| Smithers, WV | 1,010 | 86 | 401 | 487 |
| Belle, WV | 1,370 | 87 | 408 | 496 |
| Coal Fork, WV | 1,547 | 100 | 469 | 569 |
| East Bank, WV | 1,132 | 104 | 483 | 587 |
| Ansted, WV | 1,322 | 108 | 504 | 612 |
| Chesapeake, WV | 1,783 | 115 | 536 | 651 |
| Mount Carbon, WV | 453 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| City | Population | Violent crime/100k people | Property crime/100k people | Total crime/100k people |
| Burns, WY | 453 | 235 | 1,427 | 1,663 |
| Gilt Edge, TN | 453 | 598 | 2,052 | 2,650 |
| Wasco, OR | 453 | 347 | 2,503 | 2,850 |
| Big Springs, NE | 453 | 279 | 2,060 | 2,338 |
| Essex, MO | 453 | 572 | 2,404 | 2,976 |
| Mount Carbon, WV | 453 | n/a | n/a | n/a |