Follansbee, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Follansbee, WV Summary

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

  • There were 15 total crimes committed in Follansbee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 543.5 total crimes per 100K people in Follansbee.
  • The overall crime rate in Follansbee is -76.62% below the national average.
  • Follansbee ranks #10 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Follansbee ranks #1,988 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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Follansbee Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Follansbee is 543.5 per 100,000 people. That's -76.62% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.04% lower than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Follansbee
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 15 543.5 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 2 72.5 273.3 269.8
Larceny 10 362.3 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 108.7 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 15 543.5 1,399.4 1,954.4

Follansbee 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 Follansbee

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Follansbee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Follansbee is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Follansbee 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 Follansbee

15
Property Crimes
543.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-72.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 property crimes in Follansbee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Follansbee is 543.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 184.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Follansbee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -72.19% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.16% lower than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Follansbee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Weirton, WV 18,544 87 469.2 377.5 91.7
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
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
Wellsburg, WV 2,531 16 632.2 592.7 39.5

Follansbee SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
3
Safety
9
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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