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Berkeley County, WV | Crime Rates

Berkeley is a county located in WV, and has a population of 87,053. This region is policed by BERKELEY COUNTY.

Berkeley County has an overall crime rate of 1,557 per 100,000 residents. This is one of the safest regions in the United States. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in Berkeley County is 1 in 64 if you reside there for a year.

The average overall crime rate for Berkeley County for the previous 2 years was 1,663 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for Berkeley County has been decreasing over time.

Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.

Crime Rates

(per 100,000) Berkeley USA
Crime Rate (Overall) 1,557 4,506
Murder Rate 5.1 6
Robbery Rate 15 148
Rape Rate 15 30
Assault Rate 511 644
Burglary Rate 326 726
Forced Entry Rate 180 417
Larceny Rate 639 2,185
Auto Theft Rate 46 362

Policing Statistics

Berkeley USA
Overall Clearance 30% 28%
Homicide Clearance 59% 56%
Assault Clearance 66% 52%
Rape Clearance 20% 38%
Robbery Clearance 47% 23%
Burglary Clearance 9% 12%
Larceny Clearance 12% 18%
Auto Theft Clearance 20% 12%

Sex Offenders

Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 0 sex offender(s) in Berkeley County.

On a per capita basis, there are approximately 0 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in Berkeley County. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.

To search the official state sex offender registry for West Virginia see https://apps.wv.gov/StatePolice/SexOffender/Disclaimer.aspx

Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.

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