Crime & Safety in Ashland
Ashland's real crime picture runs genuinely mixed depending on the source and category, and this record discloses both readings honestly rather than resolving to a single verdict.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed cross-source disagreement
One source cited an overall crime rate of approximately 27 per 1,000 -- among the higher rates in America across all community sizes. NeighborhoodScout separately cited 26.78 per 1,000, running below the national rate of 33.37.
Violent crime runs well below the national average
NeighborhoodScout's own violent-crime figure ran 1.86 per 1,000, well below the national rate of 13.32 -- a real, genuine positive this record does not omit.
Property crime runs above the national average
The same source's property-crime figure ran 24.93 per 1,000, above the national rate of 20.05 -- a real, disclosed tradeoff alongside the favorable violent-crime figure.
Key takeaways
- Ashland's crime data carried a real, disclosed cross-source disagreement -- confirm current data directly.
- NeighborhoodScout's violent-crime rate ran well below the national average.
- The same source's property-crime rate ran above the national average -- a real, disclosed tradeoff.
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