Theft per Capita in Wheeling
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Wheeling residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Wheeling residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Wheeling is about 1 in 51.
Theft costs the average Wheeling resident about $102 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Wheeling in green. The most dangerous areas in Wheeling 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 D- grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. Wheeling is in the 12th percentile for safety, meaning 88% of cities are safer and 12% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wheeling's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of theft in Wheeling is 19.75 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wheeling generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in Wheeling may be as high as 1 in 45 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 94 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the south parts of Wheeling, MO: about 4 per year. The east part of Wheeling has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in Wheeling to the Missouri state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Wheeling, MO: | 19.75 |
|---|---|
| Missouri: | 14.82 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, Wheeling is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Theft is projected to cost the residents of Wheeling about $60,357 in 2025, or roughly $102 per resident. This is part of Wheeling's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wheeling, including every crime type and how Wheeling compares to other cities.
Remember that theft 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 Wheeling's crime maps on the Wheeling overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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C+ | C+ | C+ | C | |
D- | C- | D | D | |
D- | C- | D+ | D | |
D- | D | D- | D- | |
C+ | C- | C | C+ | |
C+ | C- | B- | C+ | |
D- | D | D | D- | |
D+ | D- | C | C | |
B | B- | A- | B+ | |
D+ | D+ | D | D+ |
Wheeling is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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A- | B+ | B+ | A | |
D- | F | F | D- | |
C | C- | C- | B+ | |
B | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
C | C | C | C | |
A | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A | A+ | A+ | A- | |
D- | D | D | D- | |
B- | B | B | B+ | |
D | D+ | D+ | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wheeling, MO average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Wheeling schools on SchoolGrade
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