Crime rate in Poca, West Virginia (WV): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, crime map
Crime rate in Poca, WV
The 2005 crime rate in Poca, WV is 30 (City-Data.com crime index), which is 9.3 times smaller than the U.S. average. It was higher than in 9.0% U.S. cities. The 2005 Poca crime rate fell by 103% compared to 2004. In the last 5 years Poca has seen constant level of violent crime and increasing property crime.See how dangerous Poca, WV is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
(Note: Higher means more crime)
| Poca: | 30.2 |
| Nitro: | 177.9 |
| St. Albans: | 276.4 |
| Winfield: | 47.4 |
| Dunbar: | 288.9 |
| Eleanor: | 4.4 |
| South Charleston: | 412.2 |
| Hurricane: | 149.3 |
| Charleston: | 721.2 |
Type |
2004 |
2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Robberies (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Assaults (per 100,000) | 1 (98.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| Burglaries (per 100,000) | 2 (197.6) | 1 (97.6) |
| Thefts (per 100,000) | 7 (691.7) | 6 (585.4) |
| Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Arson (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| City-Data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 280.6) | 61.3 | 30.2 |
The City-Data.com crime rate weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
According to our research of West Virginia and other state lists, there were 19 registered sex offenders living in Poca, West Virginia as of May 17, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Poca is 53 to 1.
Violent crime rate in 2005
| Poca: | 0.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 258.9 |
Violent crime rate in 2004
| Poca: | 49.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 256.0 |
Violent crime rate in 2001
| Poca: | 0.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 276.6 |
Property crime rate in 2005
| Poca: | 48.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 322.3 |
Property crime rate in 2004
| Poca: | 74.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 327.4 |
Property crime rate in 2001
| Poca: | 0.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 337.2 |
Zip codes: 25159.