What is the crime rate in Bethlehem, WV?

In 2023, the Bethlehem Police Department reported 2 violent crimes and 6 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 79 violent and 237 property crimes per 100,000 of the 2,535 residents it serves.

Across West Virginia the rates were 282 and 1,241.

Nationally they were 386 and 1,950.

Figures last updated on .

Violent per 100,000
79
Property per 100,000
237
Violent crimes
2
Property crimes
6

Crime reported by the Bethlehem Police Department, 2023 to 2023

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI; rates per 100,000 residents of the area the department serves
YearViolent crimesViolent per 100,000Property crimesProperty per 100,000Residents served
202327962372,535

Bethlehem against West Virginia and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2023
Violent crimeProperty crime
Bethlehem79237
West Virginia2821,241
United States3861,950

These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.

Crime reported in places near Bethlehem, 2023

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
PlaceDistanceViolent per 100,000Property per 100,000
Bethlehem—79237
Wheeling2.0 mi8161,629
Bridgeport3.8 mi066
Bellaire4.1 mi135592
Martins Ferry4.7 mi300550
McMechen5.0 mi00
Glen Dale8.0 mi2861,145
Moundsville9.2 mi2632,456
West Liberty9.3 mi070

Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.

How to read these numbers

These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.

Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.

A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.

The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.

A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.

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Questions about Bethlehem

What is the crime rate in Bethlehem?

In 2023, the Bethlehem Police Department reported 79 violent crimes and 237 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.

How many crimes were reported in Bethlehem in 2023?

In 2023, the Bethlehem Police Department reported 2 violent crimes and 6 property crimes to the FBI.

Where do these crime figures come from?

From the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: each police department reports the offenses known to it every month, and the FBI publishes them in its Crime Data Explorer.

Sources

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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