Paw Paw, WV crime analytics
Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?
Methodology: Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data
Paw Paw is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (75%) and also has a lower crime rate than 62% of the communities in West Virginia, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Paw Paw is one in 206 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.
How does the crime rate in Paw Paw compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Paw Paw with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Paw Paw's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw.
From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Paw Paw occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Paw Paw; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 412. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Paw Paw is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Paw Paw than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 412.
total Crime Index
75
(100 is safest)
Paw Paw Annual Crimes
| Violent | Property | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of Crimes |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Crime Rate
|
2.43 |
2.43 |
4.85 |
Violent Crime
Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime
1 in
412
in
Paw Paw
1 in
360
in
West Virginia
Paw Paw Violent Crimes
Population: 412
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported |
| Rate per 1,000 | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported |
United States Violent Crimes
Population: 333,287,557
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
Property Crime
Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime
1 in
412
in
Paw Paw
1 in
81
in
West Virginia
Property Crimes
Population: 412
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported |
| Rate per 1,000 | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported |
United States Property Crimes
Population: 333,287,557
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |