Bluefield, WV Crime


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Bluefield, WV has a higher violent crime rate than the national average. Specifically, the violent crime rate in Bluefield is 42.7 compared to the US average of 22.7. In addition, the property crime rate in Bluefield is 32.6 which is lower than the national average of 35.4. This suggests that while there may be more violence occurring in Bluefield than across the country as a whole, people are generally safer from property crimes like theft and vandalism when living in this city.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Bluefield violent crime is 42.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Bluefield property crime is 32.6. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Bluefield, WV Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2002394.417.535.1105.2236.63067.5718.72156192.8
2003435.808.953.4373.63344.3889.42232.5222.4
2004367.5035.9107.6224.13272.110132026233.1
2005445.28.90106.8329.42858.2899.31700.6258.2
2006404.3035.998.8269.63315.7997.42003.8314.5
2007390.99.136.4109.1236.42772.7918.21590.9263.6
2008326.7045.4108.9172.42196.4762.41316118
2009506.518.154.390.4343.72731.51085.41510.5135.7
2010409.926.78.971.33032548.6730.71710.9106.9
2013532.50123.676.1332.82747.9694.11873.2180.7
2014715.919.147.757.3591.82090.5477.31441.4171.8
20156519.647.976.65171780.8411.71254.2114.9
20161097.39.719.448.61019.62019.8495.21320.6203.9
20171192.419.7128.188.7955.92089.1640.51300.7147.8
2018939.8030.610.28991052.2326.9674.251.1

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Bluefield, VA186.65,682.35,46232019
Bramwell, WV0.00.041272006
Pocahontas, VA0.0282.542482019
Princeton, WV438.13,521.56,017102017
Matoaka, WV0.00.0224112014
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Bluefield, VA186.65,682.35,46232019
Bramwell, WV0.00.041272006
Pocahontas, VA0.0282.542482019
Princeton, WV438.13,521.56,017102017
Matoaka, WV0.00.0224112014

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My wife and I retired here.I was born near Bluefield WV but worked in NC all of my adult life. There's better opportunities for work in NC, especially Raleigh and  More

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