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The Wellsburg crime rate is lower than the West Virginia average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #82

Wellsburg, WV	708.69
West Virginia	1,234.53
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Wellsburg, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Wellsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	1	9	11	2	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	36.5	328.1	401.0	72.9	0.0	337
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.0	15.4	35.2	235.5	484.9	1,447.3	102.5	NA	1,081
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Wellsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	16	14	2	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	579.7	507.2	72.5	0.0	453
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	24.6	35.1	226.7	521.7	1,478.9	103.3	NA	1,134
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Wellsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	1	7	28	2	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	36.0	252.0	1,007.9	72.0	0.0	450
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.9	22.7	45.2	244.6	608.5	1,637.3	119.1	NA	1,257
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Wellsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	12	14	4	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	427.2	498.4	142.4	0.0	409
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.3	20.9	49.0	241.6	603.2	1,549.2	121.5	NA	1,234
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Wellsburg, WV	Count	2	0	0	1	13	22	0	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	77.4	0.0	0.0	38.7	502.9	851.1	0.0	0.0	1,663
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	19.1	44.7	247.5	580.5	1,531.7	127.4	NA	1,197
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Wellsburg, WV	Count	0	0	2	4	14	27	3	1
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	78.1	156.2	546.7	1,054.3	117.1	39.0	871
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	23.8	50.4	217.7	656.7	1,719.4	150.6	NA	1,315
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Wellsburg, WV	Count	0	0	1	1	18	26	4	1
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	38.8	38.8	697.7	1,007.8	155.0	38.8	777
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	20.0	49.0	201.5	609.9	1,782.2	176.6	NA	1,263
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784

Hate Crime Index

Wellsburg, WV	51.57
West Virginia	19.67
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Wellsburg, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wellsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Wellsburg, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	36.2	36.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	362
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Wellsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Wellsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Wellsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Wellsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Wellsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.6	2.0	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Wellsburg, WV	2.13
West Virginia	2.13
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Wellsburg, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Wellsburg, WV	Count	6	6	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	217.4	217.4	0.0	2.17
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	244.2	192.0	52.3	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Wellsburg, WV	Count	6	6	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	216.0	216.0	0.0	2.16
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	242.7	191.4	51.4	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Wellsburg, WV	Count	6	6	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	213.6	213.6	0.0	2.14
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	239.6	186.6	53.0	2.13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Wellsburg, WV	Count	6	6	0
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	232.1	232.1	0.0	2.32
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	239.8	188.6	51.2	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Wellsburg, WV	Count	7	6	1
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	273.3	234.3	39.0	2.54
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	246.3	192.0	54.3	2.19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2007	Wellsburg, WV	Count	7	6	1
	Wellsburg, WV	Per 100,000	264.4	226.6	37.8	2.45
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	234.1	183.4	50.7	2.09
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Wellsburg, WV	Count	7	6	1
2005	Wellsburg, WV	Count	7	6	1