Wise, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wise, VA Summary

Crime in Wise research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Wise 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 Wise:

  • There were 48 total crimes committed in Wise the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,664.4 total crimes per 100K people in Wise.
  • The overall crime rate in Wise is -28.39% below the national average.
  • Wise ranks #68 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Wise ranks #5,772 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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Wise Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wise is 1,664.4 per 100,000 people. That's -28.39% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.04% lower than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wise
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 48 1,664.4 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 1 34.7 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 69.3 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 3 104.0 208.7 369.8
Burglary 4 138.7 133.5 269.8
Larceny 37 1,282.9 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 138.7 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 45 1,560.3 1,456.4 1,954.4

Wise Crime Compared To Virginia Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Wise

3
Violent Crimes
104.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Wise in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wise is 104.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 961.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wise each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -50.15% lower than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wise

45
Property Crimes
1,560.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 property crimes in Wise in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wise is 1,560.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wise each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.16% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.14% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wise

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kingsport, TN 55,799 2,710 4,856.7 4,070.0 786.8
Bristol, TN 27,862 780 2,799.5 2,297.0 502.5
Bristol, VA 16,909 519 3,069.4 2,696.8 372.6
Elizabethton, TN 13,868 311 2,242.6 1,939.7 302.9
Pikeville, KY 7,190 178 2,475.7 2,169.7 306.0
Church Hill, TN 7,105 46 647.4 351.9 295.6
Jonesborough, TN 6,081 95 1,562.2 1,480.0 82.2
Mount Carmel, TN 5,522 69 1,249.5 1,050.3 199.2
Big Stone Gap, VA 5,155 100 1,939.9 1,784.7 155.2
Norton, VA 3,666 262 7,146.8 6,764.9 381.9

Wise SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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