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Highest Crime in West Bank

Top 100 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — West Bank

1 East Jerusalem 0.6 per 1K
2 Hebron 0.6 per 1K
3 Nablus 0.6 per 1K
4 Battir 0.6 per 1K
5 Ţūlkarm 0.6 per 1K
6 Ramallah 0.6 per 1K
7 Qalqīlyah 0.6 per 1K
8 Yaţţā 0.6 per 1K
9 Ma‘ale Adummim 0.6 per 1K
10 Al Bīrah 0.6 per 1K
11 Old City 0.6 per 1K
12 Janīn 0.6 per 1K
13 Bethlehem 0.6 per 1K
14 Az̧ Z̧āhirīyah 0.6 per 1K
15 Bayt Ḩanīnā 0.6 per 1K
16 ‘Aţārūt 0.6 per 1K
17 Surif City 0.6 per 1K
18 Ar Rām wa Ḑāḩiyat al Barīd 0.6 per 1K
19 Ḩalḩūl 0.6 per 1K
20 Dūrā 0.6 per 1K
21 Banī Na‘īm 0.6 per 1K
22 Jericho 0.6 per 1K
23 As Samū‘ 0.6 per 1K
24 Qabāţīyah 0.6 per 1K
25 Idhnā 0.6 per 1K
26 Sa‘īr 0.6 per 1K
27 Al ‘Ayzarīyah 0.6 per 1K
28 Balāţah 0.6 per 1K
29 Bayt Jālā 0.6 per 1K
30 Al Yāmūn 0.6 per 1K
31 Ţūbās 0.6 per 1K
32 Bayt Sāḩūr 0.6 per 1K
33 Tarqūmyā 0.6 per 1K
34 Ya‘bad 0.6 per 1K
35 Wādī al Jawz 0.6 per 1K
36 Baytūnyā 0.6 per 1K
37 Bayt Ūmmar 0.6 per 1K
38 ‘Anātā 0.6 per 1K
39 Givat Zeev 0.6 per 1K
40 Abū Dīs 0.6 per 1K
41 Salfīt 0.6 per 1K
42 Al ‘Ubaydīyah 0.6 per 1K
43 Bayt Fajjār 0.6 per 1K
44 Ţammūn 0.6 per 1K
45 Bayt Fūrīk 0.6 per 1K
46 ‘Attīl 0.6 per 1K
47 Efrata 0.6 per 1K
48 ‘Arrābah 0.6 per 1K
49 Ad Dawḩah 0.6 per 1K
50 Sīlat al Ḩārithīyah 0.6 per 1K
51 Taffūḩ 0.6 per 1K
52 Dayr al Ghuşūn 0.6 per 1K
53 Bayt Ūlā 0.6 per 1K
54 Al Khaḑir 0.6 per 1K
55 Oranit 0.6 per 1K
56 Baytā al Fawqā 0.6 per 1K
57 Qaffīn 0.6 per 1K
58 Jaba‘ 0.6 per 1K
59 Kokhav Ya‘aqov 0.6 per 1K
60 Dhannābah 0.6 per 1K
61 Ash Shuyūkh 0.6 per 1K
62 Bidyā 0.6 per 1K
63 Alfei Menasheh 0.6 per 1K
64 Bayt ‘Awwā 0.6 per 1K
65 Bayt Liqyā 0.6 per 1K
66 ‘Azzūn 0.6 per 1K
67 Qarne Shomeron 0.6 per 1K
68 ‘Aqrabā 0.6 per 1K
69 ‘Aşīrah ash Shamālīyah 0.6 per 1K
70 Kafr Rā‘ī 0.6 per 1K
71 Qaţanah 0.6 per 1K
72 ‘Anabtā 0.6 per 1K
73 Qabalān 0.6 per 1K
74 Silwād 0.6 per 1K
75 Khārās 0.6 per 1K
76 Maythalūn 0.6 per 1K
77 Dayr Dibwān 0.6 per 1K
78 ‘Illār 0.6 per 1K
79 Bal‘ā 0.6 per 1K
80 Bīr Zayt 0.6 per 1K
81 Naḩḩālīn 0.6 per 1K
82 Za‘tarah 0.6 per 1K
83 Biddū 0.6 per 1K
84 Jammā‘īn 0.6 per 1K
85 Dayr Sāmit 0.6 per 1K
86 Az Zaytūnīyah 0.6 per 1K
87 Sīlat az̧ Z̧ahr 0.6 per 1K
88 Beit El 0.6 per 1K
89 Ḩablah 0.6 per 1K
90 Ḩizmā 0.6 per 1K
91 Bayt Līd 0.6 per 1K
92 Birqīn 0.6 per 1K
93 Bayt Kāḩil 0.6 per 1K
94 Ḩuwwārah 0.6 per 1K
95 Huwara 0.6 per 1K
96 ‘Awartā 0.6 per 1K
97 Ḩūsān 0.6 per 1K
98 Geva Binyamin 0.6 per 1K
99 Dayr Abū Ḑa‘īf 0.6 per 1K
100 Banī Zayd 0.6 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in West Bank face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. East Jerusalem has 0.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

High crime rates are often linked to economic factors including poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and limited access to education and social services. Addressing crime effectively requires tackling these underlying root causes alongside traditional law enforcement approaches.

Many cities on this list are actively implementing comprehensive safety strategies including community policing, violence intervention programs, youth mentorship, and economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions that contribute to criminal activity.

Did You Know?

  • 1. The violent crime rate in East Jerusalem is 0.2x the national average.
  • 2. Crime rates have been declining nationally for decades — even cities on this list have generally seen improvements over time.
  • 3. Violent crime is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods — most areas within these cities are considerably safer than the citywide statistics suggest.

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