Wellston, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wellston, OH Summary

Crime in Wellston research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Wellston over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Wellston:

  • There were 132 total crimes committed in Wellston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,444.4 total crimes per 100K people in Wellston.
  • The overall crime rate in Wellston is 5.17% above the national average.
  • Wellston ranks #346 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Wellston ranks #7,395 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Wellston Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wellston is 2,444.4 per 100,000 people. That's 5.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 13.22% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wellston
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 132 2,444.4 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 37.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 240.7 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 16 296.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 16 296.3 318.8 269.8
Larceny 88 1,629.6 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 222.2 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 116 2,148.1 1,850.3 1,954.4

Wellston Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Wellston

16
Violent Crimes
296.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-19.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Wellston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wellston is 296.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 337.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wellston each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -19.88% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -4.04% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wellston

116
Property Crimes
2,148.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 116 property crimes in Wellston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wellston is 2,148.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wellston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 9.91% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.10% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wellston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lancaster, OH 40,937 990 2,418.4 2,152.1 266.3
Centerville, OH 25,249 269 1,065.4 1,025.8 39.6
Athens, OH 24,220 585 2,415.4 2,246.1 169.3
Ashland, KY 21,300 566 2,657.3 2,469.5 187.8
Circleville, OH 14,274 435 3,047.5 2,809.3 238.2
Ironton, OH 10,312 76 737.0 591.5 145.5
Logan, OH 6,918 169 2,442.9 2,197.2 245.7
Jackson, OH 6,168 129 2,091.4 1,751.0 340.5
Russell, KY 3,656 37 1,012.0 902.6 109.4
McArthur, OH 1,754 33 1,881.4 1,710.4 171.0

Wellston SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
3
Affordability
9
Diversity
3
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
6
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