White Sulphur Springs, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In White Sulphur Springs, WV Summary

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

  • There were 15 total crimes committed in White Sulphur Springs the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 626.3 total crimes per 100K people in White Sulphur Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in White Sulphur Springs is -73.05% below the national average.
  • White Sulphur Springs ranks #12 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • White Sulphur Springs ranks #2,330 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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White Sulphur Springs Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in White Sulphur Springs is 626.3 per 100,000 people. That's -73.05% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -64.32% lower than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
White Sulphur Springs
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 15 626.3 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 83.5 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 5 208.8 355.9 369.8
Burglary 2 83.5 273.3 269.8
Larceny 7 292.3 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 10 417.5 1,399.4 1,954.4

White Sulphur Springs 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 White Sulphur Springs

5
Violent Crimes
208.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in White Sulphur Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in White Sulphur Springs is 208.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 479.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in White Sulphur Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.34% lower than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In White Sulphur Springs

10
Property Crimes
417.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 property crimes in White Sulphur Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in White Sulphur Springs is 417.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 239.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in White Sulphur Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.64% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.16% lower than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around White Sulphur Springs

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Roanoke, VA 98,204 4,806 4,893.9 4,289.0 604.9
Blacksburg, VA 45,749 286 625.2 581.4 43.7
Salem, VA 25,460 473 1,857.8 1,732.1 125.7
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
Vinton, VA 7,996 174 2,176.1 1,976.0 200.1
Lexington, VA 7,628 58 760.4 655.5 104.9
Covington, VA 5,733 71 1,238.4 959.4 279.1
Lewisburg, WV 3,803 62 1,630.3 1,630.3 0.0
Ronceverte, WV 1,674 13 776.6 657.1 119.5

White Sulphur Springs SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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