West Jefferson, AL Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In West Jefferson

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	West Jefferson_{/100k people}	Alabama_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	4,303 (estimate)	3,480	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	West Jefferson_{/100k people}	Alabama_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.4	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	39.4	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	96.4	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	388.2	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	658 (estimate)	532	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	700.5	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,006.3	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	241.1	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	3,645 (estimate)	2,948	2,451

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The overall crime rate in West Jefferson is 52% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 11.79 daily crimes that occur in West Jefferson.
West Jefferson is safer than 11% of the cities in the United States.
In West Jefferson you have a 1 in 24 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in West Jefferson has increased by 5%.

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Daily Crime In West Jefferson (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in West Jefferson

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in West Jefferson is 1 in 153

The chance of being a victim of property crime in West Jefferson is 1 in 28

The chance of being a victim of crime in West Jefferson is 1 in 24

Year Over Year Crime In West Jefferson (per 100,000 people)

West Jefferson police department

Item	West Jefferson	Alabama	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	9,968	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.1	3.3

Sex offenders in Alabama

State	Total offenders	Alabama_/100K	National_/100K
Alabama	11,372	245	222

There are a total of 11,372 sex offenders in Alabama. This yields a total of 245 sex offenders in Alabama per 100,000 residents which is 10% greater 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}
Sylvan Springs, AL	1,753	167	923	1,090
Concord, AL	1,837	169	937	1,106
Rock Creek, AL	1,430	188	1,044	1,232
Cordova, AL	2,030	199	1,042	1,241
Minor, AL	1,140	236	1,307	1,543
Graysville, AL	1,911	239	1,324	1,563
Brookside, AL	1,202	251	1,389	1,640
West Jefferson, AL	462	658	3,645	4,303

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Mettawa, IL	462	176	828	1,004
Lashmeet, WV	462	417	2,382	2,799
Fairfield, ID	462	296	2,247	2,543
Magnolia, KY	462	267	2,524	2,791
Fulton, IN	462	612	3,912	4,524
West Jefferson, AL	462	658	3,645	4,303

Source: The West Jefferson, AL 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.