Grafton, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Grafton, WV Summary

Crime in Grafton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Grafton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Grafton:

  • There were 31 total crimes committed in Grafton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 677.2 total crimes per 100K people in Grafton.
  • The overall crime rate in Grafton is -70.87% below the national average.
  • Grafton ranks #14 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Grafton ranks #2,544 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Grafton Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Grafton is 677.2 per 100,000 people. That's -70.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.42% lower than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Grafton
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 31 677.2 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 355.9 369.8
Burglary 14 305.8 273.3 269.8
Larceny 15 327.7 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 43.7 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 31 677.2 1,399.4 1,954.4

Grafton Crime Compared To West Virginia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in West Virginia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Grafton

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Grafton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Grafton is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Grafton each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Grafton

31
Property Crimes
677.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 property crimes in Grafton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Grafton is 677.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 147.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Grafton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.61% lower than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Grafton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Morgantown, WV 29,279 799 2,728.9 2,442.0 286.9
Fairmont, WV 18,121 322 1,776.9 1,385.1 391.8
Clarksburg, WV 15,092 646 4,280.4 3,843.1 437.3
Bridgeport, WV 9,206 129 1,401.3 1,129.7 271.6
Buckhannon, WV 5,243 89 1,697.5 1,640.3 57.2
New Martinsville, WV 5,114 14 273.8 234.6 39.1

Grafton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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