Zip 28694 (West Jefferson, NC) Crime


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United States / North Carolina / No Metro Area / Ashe County / West Jefferson / West Jefferson (zip 28694)
The town of 28694 West Jefferson, NC has a higher rate of violent crime than the national average. Specifically, violent crime in 28694 West Jefferson, NC is 28.4, which is 5.7 points higher than the national average rate of 22.7. In addition to this elevated rate of violent crime, property crime in 28694 West Jefferson also exceeds the US average; specifically 44, compared to 35.4 nationally. This makes 28694 West Jefferson an area that should be monitored closely and suggests that there are safety concerns for residents in this part of North Carolina.

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

West Jefferson (zip 28694) violent crime is 28.4. (The US average is 22.7)
West Jefferson (zip 28694) property crime is 44.0. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of West Jefferson, North Carolina does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of West Jefferson, North Carolina. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of West Jefferson, North Carolina. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
West Jefferson, NC Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001000005277.5636.94185.6455
200289.500089.57162537.26445.8179.1
200491.5091.5005306.5548.94391.6366
2005367.691.900275.73033.1459.62481.691.9
2008178.6000178.66696.41696.44464.3535.7
200989.400089.45008.9715.63935.6357.8
2011000005171.1456.34410.6304.2
2012153.1000153.17427.31378.35513536
2015000004645.8304.64188.9152.3
2016382076.40305.66493.5152.86111.5229.2
201700153.36130.3153.35900.476.6
2019152.6076.3076.35339.4457.74729.2152.6

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
West Jefferson, NC152.65,339.41,31112019
Boone, NC130.71,312.014,209152019
Mountain City, TN41.51,412.52,428192019
Wilkesboro, NC429.76,559.73,257242019
North Wilkesboro, NC379.13,104.34,222242019
Damascus, VA0.07,115.6824252019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
West Jefferson, NC152.65,339.41,31112019
Mountain City, TN41.51,412.52,428192019
Wilkesboro, NC429.76,559.73,257242019
North Wilkesboro, NC379.13,104.34,222242019
Damascus, VA0.07,115.6824252019
Beech Mountain, NC0.04,629.6320252019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

   Crime by Location

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Over 1 years ago

Moved to WJ from the D.C. area to retire. Could not be happier. There is a reason some folks call this area God's country. Peaceful, beautiful country, nice people,  More

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Stay away! Terrible place to visit or  More

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