Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Property Crimes in 2012
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the West Virginia city with the highest number of Property Crimes was Parkersburg (1,723), followed by Beckley (1,594), Martinsburg (893), Morgantown (832), and Wheeling (768).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Property crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of West Virginia cities with high number of Property crimes.
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 Property 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.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parkersburg | 1723 |
| 2 | Beckley | 1594 |
| 3 | Martinsburg | 893 |
| 4 | Morgantown | 832 |
| 5 | Wheeling | 768 |
| 6 | Clarksburg | 668 |
| 7 | South Charleston | 493 |
| 8 | St. Albans | 460 |
| 9 | Princeton | 453 |
| 10 | Barboursville | 371 |
| 11 | Weirton | 309 |
| 12 | Vienna | 294 |
| 13 | Elkins | 287 |
| 14 | Nitro | 269 |
| 15 | Dunbar | 239 |
| 16 | Bridgeport | 222 |
| 17 | Oak Hill | 196 |
| 18 | Kenova | 172 |
| 19 | Hinton | 165 |
| 20 | Lewisburg | 160 |
| 21 | Point Pleasant | 143 |
| 22 | Summersville | 124 |
| 23 | Keyser | 113 |
| 24 | Oceana | 106 |
| 25 | Sophia | 71 |
| 25 | Spencer | 71 |
| 26 | Ravenswood | 70 |
| 27 | Chapmanville | 50 |
| 28 | Williamson | 49 |
| 29 | Shinnston | 45 |
| 30 | Wellsburg | 37 |
| 31 | Hurricane | 36 |
| 32 | Milton | 35 |
| 33 | Alderson | 30 |
| 34 | Mount Hope | 29 |
| 35 | Glen Dale | 27 |
| 36 | Hamlin | 26 |
| 37 | Moorefield | 22 |
| 37 | Philippi | 22 |
| 38 | Welch | 21 |
| 39 | Sistersville | 20 |
| 40 | Glenville | 18 |
| 41 | Shepherdstown | 15 |
| 42 | Ronceverte | 14 |
| 43 | Nutter Fort | 12 |
| 44 | Belington | 11 |
| 44 | Ripley | 11 |
| 45 | Mason | 10 |
| 45 | Wayne | 10 |
| 45 | Winfield | 10 |
| 46 | Weston | 8 |
| 47 | East Bank | 6 |
| 47 | Glasgow | 6 |
| 47 | West Union | 6 |
| 48 | Harrisville | 5 |
| 49 | Harpers Ferry/Bolivar | 4 |
| 50 | Terra Alta | 3 |
| 51 | Romney | 2 |
| 52 | Benwood | 1 |
| 52 | Lumberport | 1 |
| 52 | New Cumberland | 1 |
| 52 | Paden City | 1 |
| 52 | Pennsboro | 1 |
| 52 | Triadelphia | 1 |
| 52 | White Sulphur Springs | 1 |
| 53 | Capon Bridge | 0 |
| 53 | Clearview | 0 |
| 53 | Eleanor | 0 |
| 53 | Kingwood | 0 |
| 53 | Matoaka | 0 |
| 53 | Monongah | 0 |
| 53 | Parsons | 0 |
| 53 | Reedsville | 0 |
| 53 | Ridgeley | 0 |
| 53 | Stonewood | 0 |