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Preston County, WV | Crime Rates

Preston is a county located in WV, and has a population of 27,116. This region is policed by PRESTON COUNTY.

Preston County has an overall crime rate of 1,442 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 Preston County is 1 in 69 if you reside there for a year.

The average overall crime rate for Preston County for the previous 2 years was 1,460 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for Preston 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) Preston USA
Crime Rate (Overall) 1,442 4,506
Murder Rate N/A 6
Robbery Rate 4 148
Rape Rate 11 30
Assault Rate 479 644
Burglary Rate 483 726
Forced Entry Rate 376 417
Larceny Rate 428 2,185
Auto Theft Rate 37 362

Policing Statistics

Preston USA
Overall Clearance 6% 28%
Homicide Clearance N/A 56%
Assault Clearance 10% 52%
Rape Clearance 18% 38%
Robbery Clearance 0% 23%
Burglary Clearance 4% 12%
Larceny Clearance 5% 18%
Auto Theft Clearance 5% 12%

Sex Offenders

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

On a per capita basis, there are approximately 0 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in Preston 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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