Ravenswood, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ravenswood, WV Summary

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

  • There were 53 total crimes committed in Ravenswood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,474.7 total crimes per 100K people in Ravenswood.
  • The overall crime rate in Ravenswood is -36.55% below the national average.
  • Ravenswood ranks #27 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Ravenswood ranks #5,241 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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Ravenswood Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ravenswood is 1,474.7 per 100,000 people. That's -36.55% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.99% lower than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ravenswood
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 53 1,474.7 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 500.8 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 18 500.8 355.9 369.8
Burglary 6 166.9 273.3 269.8
Larceny 29 806.9 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 35 973.8 1,399.4 1,954.4

Ravenswood Crime Compared To West Virginia Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Ravenswood

18
Violent Crimes
500.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
35.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Ravenswood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ravenswood is 500.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 199.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ravenswood each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 35.43% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 40.72% higher than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ravenswood

35
Property Crimes
973.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in Ravenswood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ravenswood is 973.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 102.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ravenswood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.17% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.41% lower than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ravenswood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Murray, UT 48,884 2,645 5,410.8 5,052.8 358.0
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
Marietta, OH 13,366 243 1,818.0 1,743.2 74.8
Newport, OR 10,667 353 3,309.3 2,934.3 375.0
Vienna, WV 10,521 400 3,801.9 3,621.3 180.6
St. Albans, WV 9,646 312 3,234.5 2,892.4 342.1
Belpre, OH 6,649 71 1,067.8 932.5 135.4
Nelsonville, OH 4,542 83 1,827.4 1,585.2 242.2
Ripley, WV 3,061 38 1,241.4 980.1 261.4

Ravenswood SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
3
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
6
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