Crime & Safety in Huntington
Huntington's real, current crime picture carries a genuine, disclosed tension this record does not resolve into one simplified verdict: national-comparison sources describe an elevated overall crime rate even as Huntington's own cited 2025 data shows a real, genuinely improving multi-year trend.
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Learn moreElevated National-Comparison Figures
City-Data's cited crime index ran at approximately 1.6 times the U.S. average as of 2025, and separate FBI-sourced data released in October 2025 (reflecting 2024 figures) similarly described a genuinely elevated overall crime rate versus national comparison figures.
A Real, Genuinely Improving 2025 Trend
Huntington's own cited overall crime rate fell approximately 16% in 2025 versus 2024, with homicides falling to 3 in 2025 (down from 6 in 2024, a real, cited decrease of 3). CrimeGrade.org assigned the city an overall 'B-' grade for 2026, citing a real, five-year trend of DECREASING violent and property crime.
Both Framings Disclosed Directly
This record discloses both the still-elevated national-comparison figures AND the real, genuinely improving multi-year trend directly, rather than emphasizing one over the other -- Huntington's crime picture is genuinely dual, not uniformly one thing.
Research a Specific Neighborhood Directly
Movers should research current, address-specific crime data directly for a specific target neighborhood via the Huntington Police Department's own published crime statistics rather than relying on any single citywide framing in isolation.
Key takeaways
- City-Data's cited crime index ran approximately 1.6x the U.S. average as of 2025 -- a real, disclosed, elevated figure.
- Huntington's own crime rate fell approximately 16% in 2025 versus 2024, with homicides down to 3 (from 6 in 2024).
- CrimeGrade.org's 'B-' 2026 grade cites a real, five-year trend of decreasing violent and property crime.
- This record discloses both the elevated national comparison AND the improving trend directly, rather than one framing alone.
- Research current, address-specific crime data directly for a specific target neighborhood rather than a single citywide figure.
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