The city of Huntington, with a total population of 47,933, experienced 6,881 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 523.65 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 65.43% difference making Huntington higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 428 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Huntington also handled 2,082 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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The city of Huntington experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Huntington totaled 428 violent crimes and 2,082 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Huntington experienced 1,173 violent crimes. Of those, 22 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 134 were for legacy rape, 426 were for robbery, and 591 were for aggravated assault.