West Jefferson, AL Crime Rates & Crime Map

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)	4,304 (estimate)	3,482	2,745
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	West Jefferson_{/100k people}	Alabama_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.3	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	41.6	41.7
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	86.5	98.0
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	387.8	248.9
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	648 (estimate)	524	383
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	645.7	430.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,048.1	1,694.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	263.4	237.4
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	3,656 (estimate)	2,957	2,362

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The West Jefferson crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in West Jefferson as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with low crime compared to the areas with high crime. The West Jefferson crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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The overall crime rate in West Jefferson is 57% 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 155

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	164	926	1,090
Concord, AL	1,837	167	940	1,106
Rock Creek, AL	1,430	186	1,047	1,233
Cordova, AL	2,030	150	1,199	1,349
Homewood, AL	25,652	226	1,277	1,504
Minor, AL	1,140	232	1,311	1,543
Graysville, AL	1,911	235	1,328	1,564
West Jefferson, AL	462	648	3,656	4,304

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Fisher, MN	462	319	2,939	3,259
Willshire, OH	462	437	3,548	3,985
Magnolia, KY	462	260	2,453	2,714
Norwood, IL	462	599	2,742	3,340
Colesburg, IA	462	381	2,767	3,148
West Jefferson, AL	462	648	3,656	4,304

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.