Wheeling has a population of 27,196. During the past three years, Wheeling saw 2,673 arrests. For 2017, the Wheeling's arrest rate totaled 336.81 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 6.40% makes Wheeling higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 332 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Wheeling also totaled 584 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Wheeling had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Wheeling averaged 332 violent crimes and 584 non-violent crimes.
The city of Wheeling experienced 1,725 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 7 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 122 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 257, and the aggravated assault total was 1,339.