Robbery per Capita in West Jefferson
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 West Jefferson residents.
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 West Jefferson residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of robbery in West Jefferson is about 1 in 2,273.
Robbery costs the average West Jefferson resident about $14 per year.
Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in West Jefferson in green. The most dangerous areas in West Jefferson 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 C+ grade means the rate of robbery is about the same as the average US city. West Jefferson is in the 50th percentile for safety, meaning 50% of cities are safer and 50% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Jefferson's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of robbery in West Jefferson is 0.4399 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Jefferson generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of robbery in West Jefferson may be as high as 1 in 1,071 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,219 in the south part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the southeast parts of West Jefferson, NC: about 1 per year. The southwest part of West Jefferson has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the robbery rate in West Jefferson to the North Carolina state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| West Jefferson, NC: | 0.4399 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina: | 0.5315 |
| USA: | 0.6421 |
Considering only the robbery rate, West Jefferson is safer than the North Carolina state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Robbery is projected to cost the residents of West Jefferson about $94,221 in 2025, or roughly $14 per resident. This is part of West Jefferson's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for West Jefferson, including every crime type and how West Jefferson compares to other cities.
Remember that robbery 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 West Jefferson's crime maps on the West Jefferson overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D+ | D- | C+ | C- | |
B- | C | A- | B- | |
B- | B | B- | B | |
C+ | C+ | B- | C | |
C+ | C- | B- | C- | |
D | C | D | C- | |
C- | D+ | C+ | D+ | |
C | C- | C+ | C | |
D | F | C+ | F | |
B- | C+ | C+ | C+ |
West Jefferson is higher versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
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C- | D+ | D+ | B | |
A+ | B | B | A | |
A- | B | B | B | |
B+ | A | A | A- | |
C+ | B | B | B+ | |
B | B- | B- | C+ | |
B | A- | A- | C- | |
D- | C | C | C- | |
F | D- | D- | D | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Jefferson, NC average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See West Jefferson schools on SchoolGrade
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