Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on September 25, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Beckley had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (905.51), followed by Wheeling (852.73), Charleston (697.28), South Charleston (380.35), and Fairmont (341.83).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2018, 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 2018
Beckley
Wheeling
Charleston
South Charleston
Fairmont
Martinsburg
Morgantown
Vienna
St. Albans
Weirton
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Beckley 905.51
2 Wheeling 852.73
3 Charleston 697.28
4 South Charleston 380.35
5 Fairmont 341.83
6 Martinsburg 315.58
7 Morgantown 265.76
8 Vienna 223.17
9 St. Albans 186.99
10 Weirton 48.54