Assault per Capita in 6th Ward
The map below shows assault per 1,000 6th Ward residents.
The map below shows assault per 1,000 6th Ward residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in 6th Ward is about 1 in 912.
Assault costs the average 6th Ward resident about $31 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in 6th Ward in green. The most dangerous areas in 6th Ward are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The A grade means the rate of assault is much lower than the average US neighborhood. 6th Ward is in the 88th percentile for safety, meaning 12% of neighborhoods are safer and 88% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to 6th Ward's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of assault in 6th Ward is 1.096 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in 6th Ward generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in 6th Ward may be as high as 1 in 562 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,662 in the south part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the southwest parts of 6th Ward, Portsmouth, OH: about 1 per year. The south part of 6th Ward has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the assault rate in 6th Ward to the Ohio state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| 6th Ward, Portsmouth, OH: | 1.096 |
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| Ohio: | 1.757 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, 6th Ward is safer than the Ohio state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Assault is projected to cost the residents of 6th Ward about $108,158 in 2025, or roughly $31 per resident. This is part of 6th Ward's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for 6th Ward, including every crime type and how 6th Ward compares to other neighborhoods.
Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading 6th Ward's crime maps on the 6th Ward overall crime page.
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Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C- | B- | C+ | B | |
C | B | B- | B | |
D+ | B | C | B | |
C | B- | C | B | |
A | A | A+ | A | |
A | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B | A | B+ | A+ | |
C | B | C+ | B+ | |
A | A+ | A | A+ | |
B | A | B+ | A+ |
6th Ward is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
C+ | A | A | A- | |
B | C+ | C+ | B- | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
D- | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
D- | C- | C- | C- | |
B+ | B | B | B | |
A- | B | B | C+ | |
A+ | A- | A- | B | |
B- | B+ | B+ | A- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in 6th Ward, Portsmouth, OH average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See 6th Ward schools on SchoolGrade
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