Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Welsh has a violent crime rate of 615 per 100,000 residents, 62% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 522.4 per 100,000, robbery at 30.7, rape at 30.7. The murder rate is 30.7 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,274 per 100,000, 16% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,721, burglary at 492, vehicle theft at 61 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 11 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Welsh receives a safety grade of F.