Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012

Updated on February 8, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Beckley had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,069.31), followed by Wheeling (864.02), Clarksburg (672.71), South Charleston (552.4), and Martinsburg (508.95).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in West Virginia, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for West Virginia cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
Beckley
Wheeling
Clarksburg
South Charleston
Martinsburg
Parkersburg
Morgantown
St. Albans
Vienna
Weirton
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Beckley 1069.31
2 Wheeling 864.02
3 Clarksburg 672.71
4 South Charleston 552.40
5 Martinsburg 508.95
6 Parkersburg 462.64
7 Morgantown 353.21
8 St. Albans 218.16
9 Vienna 120.71
10 Weirton 86.51