The crime rate in Keyser is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 13 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Keyser is 1 in 77. Based on FBI crime data, Keyser is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to West Virginia, Keyser has a crime rate that is higher than 82% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Keyser to other communities of similar population, then Keyser crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Keyser does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Keyser does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Keyser.

For Keyser, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Keyser than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1212, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Keyser's rate for property crime is 12 per one thousand population. This makes Keyser a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Keyser is one in 82.