Crime & Safety in Oak Hill
Oak Hill's crime data (as of January 2026) shows a real, disclosed gap between low violent-crime risk and meaningfully higher property-crime risk.
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Learn moreA real, genuinely low violent-crime chance
Oak Hill's cited violent-crime victimization chance ran approximately 1 in 595 annually -- a genuinely low figure as of January 2026 data.
A meaningfully higher property-crime chance
Oak Hill's cited property-crime victimization chance ran approximately 1 in 46 annually -- a real, disclosed gap between the two crime categories this record does not smooth over.
A real, disclosed data gap on an overall index
This record did not find a single, confidently sourced overall crime index for Oak Hill (comparable to indices cited for other West Virginia markets in this project) this pass -- a disclosed gap.
Key takeaways
- Oak Hill's violent-crime victimization chance ran a genuinely low approximately 1 in 595 (January 2026 data).
- Property-crime victimization chance ran meaningfully higher, approximately 1 in 46.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with the Oak Hill Police Department given this record's disclosed gap on an overall index.
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