Hinton, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hinton, WV Summary

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

  • There were 14 total crimes committed in Hinton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 611.6 total crimes per 100K people in Hinton.
  • The overall crime rate in Hinton is -73.68% below the national average.
  • Hinton ranks #11 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Hinton ranks #2,269 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

Hinton Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hinton is 611.6 per 100,000 people. That's -73.68% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -65.16% lower than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hinton
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 14 611.6 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 43.7 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 87.4 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 3 131.1 355.9 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 273.3 269.8
Larceny 11 480.6 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 11 480.6 1,399.4 1,954.4

Hinton 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 Hinton

3
Violent Crimes
131.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Hinton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hinton is 131.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 763.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.56% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -63.17% lower than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hinton

11
Property Crimes
480.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 property crimes in Hinton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hinton is 480.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 208.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.41% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.66% lower than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hinton

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
Beckley, WV 16,843 1,422 8,442.7 7,700.5 742.1
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
Oak Hill, WV 7,948 18 226.5 176.1 50.3
Covington, VA 5,733 71 1,238.4 959.4 279.1
Princeton, WV 5,551 43 774.6 360.3 414.3
Bluefield, VA 4,957 262 5,285.5 4,962.7 322.8

Hinton SnackAbility

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