Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the West Virginia city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Charleston (2,579), followed by Huntington (2,032), Parkersburg (1,409), Beckley (1,046), and Wheeling (915).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of West Virginia cities with high number of Total 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 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 Number of Total Crimes in 2020
Charleston
Huntington
Parkersburg
Beckley
Wheeling
South Charleston
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Fairmont
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Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charleston 2579
2 Huntington 2032
3 Parkersburg 1409
4 Beckley 1046
5 Wheeling 915
6 South Charleston 742
7 Morgantown 685
8 Clarksburg 651
9 Fairmont 362
10 Vienna 357
11 St. Albans 257
12 Dunbar 255
13 Nitro 184
14 Fayetteville 136
15 Moorefield 128
16 Bluefield 123
17 Moundsville 112
18 Barboursville 104
19 Buckhannon 98
20 Bridgeport 93
21 Summersville 84
22 Grafton 78
23 Charles Town 63
24 Lewisburg 62
25 Point Pleasant 59
26 Milton 50
27 Keyser 49
28 Madison 46
29 Princeton 39
30 Weirton 36
31 Alderson 33
32 Romney 28
33 Kenova 27
34 Chapmanville 14
34 Follansbee 14
35 Glen Dale 11
35 Oak Hill 11