It is located in Hancock County, WV. It has a population of 2,542 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 70.81 per 10.000 people. There have been 18 arrests in 2014. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.005%. The majority of crimes committed in Chester are larceny/theft crimes - 11 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the arson - only 0 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 2 felony charges and 16 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2007-2014, the city of Chester averaged 2 violent crimes. Of that total, another 1 was for legacy rape, and 1 was for robbery.
It is situated in Hancock county, West Virginia with a total number of 6 employees - 0 female, 5 male officers and 1 civilians. Chester PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is WV0150100, it belongs to the South Atlantic division in the South region with a region code of Region III.