Crime & Safety in Fairmont

Fairmont's crime data ran genuinely, substantially mixed across the sources reviewed this pass -- a real, disclosed contradiction this record does not paper over.

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A favorable-leaning overall citation

One cited source placed Fairmont's overall crime rate at approximately 18.2, meaningfully below the cited national average of approximately 33.37.

A less favorable violent-crime citation

A separate, more granular source instead reported 94 violent crimes and 239 property crimes in 2024, computing a violent-crime rate running approximately 100% above that source's own national comparison figure.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-28. Independent research; not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.