Crime & Safety in Wells
Wells's crime data ran genuinely favorable overall this pass, though this record discloses a real, honest nuance rather than an unqualified favorable picture.
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Learn moreA favorable overall crime index
Wells's 2023 City-Data crime index ran approximately 70, about 3.5 times lower (safer) than the US average, down approximately 7% versus 2022.
Strong safety percentile rankings
Wells ranked in the cited 92nd percentile for violent-crime safety and the cited 79th percentile for overall-crime safety.
A real, disclosed nuance: violent crime trending up
Over a cited 15-year window, violent crime specifically has been increasing even as property crime and the overall rate have been decreasing -- a real, disclosed divergence this record does not smooth over.
Key takeaways
- Wells's 2023 crime index ran about 3.5x below the US average, per City-Data.
- Wells ranked in the 92nd percentile for violent-crime safety and the 79th percentile overall.
- Violent crime specifically has trended up over 15 years even as the overall rate has fallen -- a real, disclosed nuance.
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