Nitro, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Nitro, WV Summary

Crime in Nitro research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Nitro 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 Nitro:

  • There were 270 total crimes committed in Nitro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,189.9 total crimes per 100K people in Nitro.
  • The overall crime rate in Nitro is 80.27% above the national average.
  • Nitro ranks #49 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Nitro ranks #9,073 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.

Additional research about crime in West Virginia

Nitro Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Nitro is 4,189.9 per 100,000 people. That's 80.27% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 138.71% higher than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Nitro
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 270 4,189.9 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 139.7 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 11 170.7 355.9 369.8
Burglary 38 589.7 273.3 269.8
Larceny 210 3,258.8 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 170.7 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 259 4,019.2 1,399.4 1,954.4

Nitro 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 Nitro

11
Violent Crimes
170.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Nitro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Nitro is 170.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 585.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Nitro each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.04% lower than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Nitro

259
Property Crimes
4,019.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
105.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 259 property crimes in Nitro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Nitro is 4,019.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Nitro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 105.65% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 187.22% higher than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Nitro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Charleston, WV 47,350 2,245 4,741.3 4,103.5 637.8
South Charleston, WV 13,138 692 5,267.2 4,643.0 624.1
St. Albans, WV 9,646 312 3,234.5 2,892.4 342.1
Dunbar, WV 6,868 248 3,610.9 3,043.1 567.9

Nitro SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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