Van Wert is a county located in OH, and has a population of 14,746. This region is policed by VAN WERT COUNTY.
Van Wert County has an overall crime rate of 2,767 per 100,000 residents. This is moderately safer than the rest of the United States, but still about average. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in Van Wert County is 1 in 36 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for Van Wert County for the previous 2 years was 2,256 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for Van Wert County has been increasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
Van Wert | USA | ||
Crime Rate (Overall) | 2,767 | 4,506 | |
Murder Rate | N/A | 6 | |
Robbery Rate | 14 | 148 | |
Rape Rate | 7 | 30 | |
Assault Rate | 1,010 | 644 | |
Burglary Rate | 895 | 726 | |
Forced Entry Rate | 536 | 417 | |
Larceny Rate | 773 | 2,185 | |
Auto Theft Rate | 68 | 362 |
Van Wert | USA | |
Overall Clearance | 5% | 28% |
Homicide Clearance | N/A | 56% |
Assault Clearance | 9% | 52% |
Rape Clearance | 14% | 38% |
Robbery Clearance | 7% | 23% |
Burglary Clearance | 1% | 12% |
Larceny Clearance | 2% | 18% |
Auto Theft Clearance | 4% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 34 sex offender(s) in Van Wert County.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 231 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in Van Wert County. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for Ohio see http://www.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search.aspx
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.