Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2020

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the West Virginia city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Charleston (193), followed by Huntington (181), Parkersburg (93), Beckley (48), and Wheeling (41).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of West Virginia cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft 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.
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2020
Charleston
Huntington
Parkersburg
Beckley
Wheeling
South Charleston
Clarksburg
Morgantown
Dunbar
St. Albans
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charleston 193
2 Huntington 181
3 Parkersburg 93
4 Beckley 48
5 Wheeling 41
6 South Charleston 37
7 Clarksburg 32
7 Morgantown 32
8 Dunbar 19
9 St. Albans 18
10 Grafton 16
11 Fairmont 14
12 Vienna 7
13 Bridgeport 6
13 Madison 6
13 Nitro 6
14 Alderson 4
14 Lewisburg 4
15 Moorefield 3
15 Summersville 3
16 Charles Town 2
16 Kenova 2
17 Fayetteville 1
17 Glen Dale 1
17 Milton 1
17 Point Pleasant 1
17 Romney 1
18 Barboursville 0
18 Bluefield 0
18 Buckhannon 0
18 Chapmanville 0
18 Follansbee 0
18 Keyser 0
18 Moundsville 0
18 Oak Hill 0
18 Princeton 0
18 Weirton 0