Princeton, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Princeton, WV Summary

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

  • There were 43 total crimes committed in Princeton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 774.6 total crimes per 100K people in Princeton.
  • The overall crime rate in Princeton is -66.67% below the national average.
  • Princeton ranks #15 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Princeton ranks #2,930 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

Princeton Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Princeton is 774.6 per 100,000 people. That's -66.67% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -55.87% lower than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Princeton
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 43 774.6 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 396.3 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 23 414.3 355.9 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 273.3 269.8
Larceny 20 360.3 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 20 360.3 1,399.4 1,954.4

Princeton 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 Princeton

23
Violent Crimes
414.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
12.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Princeton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Princeton is 414.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 241.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Princeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 12.04% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 16.42% higher than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Princeton

20
Property Crimes
360.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 property crimes in Princeton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Princeton is 360.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 277.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Princeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -81.56% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.25% lower than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Princeton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Blacksburg, VA 45,749 286 625.2 581.4 43.7
Christiansburg, VA 21,746 554 2,547.6 2,363.7 183.9
Radford, VA 16,978 239 1,407.7 1,089.6 318.1
Bluefield, WV 9,411 139 1,477.0 85.0 1,392.0
Pulaski, VA 8,944 340 3,801.4 3,466.0 335.4
Wytheville, VA 8,199 313 3,817.5 3,695.6 122.0
Oak Hill, WV 7,948 18 226.5 176.1 50.3
Marion, VA 5,711 149 2,609.0 2,293.8 315.2
Richlands, VA 5,158 87 1,686.7 1,299.0 387.7
Bluefield, VA 4,957 262 5,285.5 4,962.7 322.8

Princeton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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