Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Wellsburg has a violent crime rate of 40 per 100,000 residents, 90% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 39.5 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 0.0. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 672 per 100,000, 66% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 553, burglary at 40, vehicle theft at 79 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 1 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Wellsburg receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Wellsburg vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)