Zip 26241 (Elkins, WV) Crime


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The city of Elkins, WV 26241 has higher than average levels of both violent and property crime. The violent crime rate in Elkins is 40.1 per 100,000 people which is over 77% higher than the national average of 22.7 per 100,000 people. Similarly, the property crime rate in Elkins is 42.5 per 100,000 people which is 20% higher than the national average of 35.4 per 100,000 people. It’s clear that Elkins has a problem with crime and that they need to be proactive in making sure their residents are safe from harm.

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

Elkins (zip 26241) violent crime is 40.1. (The US average is 22.7)
Elkins (zip 26241) property crime is 42.5. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Elkins, West Virginia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Clarksburg, West Virginia. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Clarksburg, West Virginia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Elkins, WV Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2002385.4042.842.8299.74795.91256.13454.285.6
2003541.1014.257469.95482697.74499.5284.8
2004671.9085.8100.1486.13716.9700.52887.8128.7
2005370.114.285.442.7227.73074.3683.22163.4227.7
2006407.6014.128.1365.43106.1730.92234.7140.5
2007283.714.228.428.4212.82978.75392411.328.4
2008429.40057.3372.23320.9672.82562.385.9
2009344.2014.343286.93499.7774.52596.1129.1
2010927.714.114.198.4801.23148.7815.3223598.4
2011549.1056.342.2450.51985.1492.71421.970.4
2012900.4070.342.2787.83981.4984.82954.442.2
2013946.7013.969.6863.12854723.92088.341.8

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Elkins, WV946.72,854.07,10812013
Belington, WV413.4516.81,91482016
Parsons, WV0.00.01,421152014
Philippi, WV572.3873.53,320192016
Buckhannon, WV72.53,190.75,476212018
Grafton, WV0.0156.25,469312017
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Clarksburg, WV672.73,994.216,649372012
Fairmont, WV341.81,416.219,066422018
Morgantown, WV214.21,563.231,406502019
Staunton, VA204.61,897.224,031682019
Cumberland, MD781.54,497.720,449772019
Waynesboro, VA251.02,091.521,481782019

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