Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Wheeling has a violent crime rate of 62 per 100,000 residents, 84% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 18.8 per 100,000, robbery at 10.7, rape at 29.5. The murder rate is 2.7 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 910 per 100,000, 54% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 585, burglary at 217, vehicle theft at 105 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 55 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Wheeling receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Wheeling vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)