Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Charleston had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,551.72), followed by Beckley (1,263.28), Bluefield (1,097.3), Wheeling (967.77), and Huntington (778.74).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2016, 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 2016
Charleston
Beckley
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Wheeling
Huntington
South Charleston
Parkersburg
Martinsburg
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Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Charleston 1551.72
2 Beckley 1263.28
3 Bluefield 1097.30
4 Wheeling 967.77
5 Huntington 778.74
6 South Charleston 702.32
7 Parkersburg 666.39
8 Martinsburg 455.34
9 Fairmont 421.72
10 St. Albans 347.91
11 Morgantown 286.09
12 Vienna 189.81
13 Weirton 115.38