Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Beckley had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (6,636.21), followed by South Charleston (6,236.34), Charleston (5,601.89), Parkersburg (4,842.59), and Huntington (4,547.49).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 Total 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 Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
Beckley
South Charleston
Charleston
Parkersburg
Huntington
Clarksburg
Vienna
Wheeling
Morgantown
Fairmont
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Beckley 6636.21
2 South Charleston 6236.34
3 Charleston 5601.89
4 Parkersburg 4842.59
5 Huntington 4547.49
6 Clarksburg 4313.54
7 Vienna 3552.59
8 Wheeling 3489.44
9 Morgantown 2225.83
10 Fairmont 1972.54
11 Weirton 198.77