Whitwell has a population of 1,720. During the past three years, Whitwell saw 114 arrests. For 2017, the Whitwell's arrest rate totaled 377.91 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 19.39% makes Whitwell higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 6 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Whitwell also totaled 59 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Whitwell had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Whitwell averaged 6 violent crimes and 59 non-violent crimes.
The city of Whitwell experienced 66 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 2 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 3 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 4, and the aggravated assault total was 57.