Weirton, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Weirton, WV Summary

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

  • There were 87 total crimes committed in Weirton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 469.2 total crimes per 100K people in Weirton.
  • The overall crime rate in Weirton is -79.81% below the national average.
  • Weirton ranks #8 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Weirton ranks #1,682 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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Weirton Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Weirton is 469.2 per 100,000 people. That's -79.81% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -73.27% lower than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Weirton
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 87 469.2 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 53.9 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 17 91.7 355.9 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 273.3 269.8
Larceny 70 377.5 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 70 377.5 1,399.4 1,954.4

Weirton 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 Weirton

17
Violent Crimes
91.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Weirton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Weirton is 91.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,090.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Weirton each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -74.24% lower than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Weirton

70
Property Crimes
377.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-80.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 70 property crimes in Weirton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Weirton is 377.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 264.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Weirton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -80.69% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -73.03% lower than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Weirton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Steubenville, OH 17,869 645 3,609.6 3,447.3 162.3
New Philadelphia, OH 17,508 23 131.4 108.5 22.8
Dover, OH 12,936 74 572.0 440.6 131.4
Louisville, OH 9,497 124 1,305.7 1,263.6 42.1
Canfield, OH 7,551 33 437.0 423.8 13.2
Toronto, OH 5,264 14 266.0 133.0 133.0
St. Clairsville, OH 5,021 5 99.6 39.8 59.7
Wintersville, OH 3,724 47 1,262.1 1,020.4 241.7
Mingo Junction, OH 3,202 84 2,623.4 1,186.8 1,436.6
Follansbee, WV 2,760 15 543.5 543.5 0.0

Weirton SnackAbility

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