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

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the West Virginia city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Charleston (424), followed by Huntington (368), Wheeling (330), Beckley (137), and Bluefield (112).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of West Virginia cities with high number of Violent 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 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 Number of Violent Crimes in 2020
Charleston
Huntington
Wheeling
Beckley
Bluefield
Parkersburg
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Dunbar
South Charleston
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charleston 424
2 Huntington 368
3 Wheeling 330
4 Beckley 137
5 Bluefield 112
6 Parkersburg 106
7 Fairmont 85
8 Clarksburg 66
9 Dunbar 56
10 South Charleston 52
11 Morgantown 48
12 Moorefield 33
12 St. Albans 33
13 Romney 22
14 Moundsville 21
15 Bridgeport 20
16 Princeton 15
17 Weirton 12
18 Alderson 11
19 Charles Town 9
19 Vienna 9
20 Madison 7
21 Nitro 6
22 Buckhannon 5
22 Milton 5
22 Summersville 5
23 Fayetteville 4
23 Oak Hill 4
24 Barboursville 3
25 Glen Dale 2
25 Point Pleasant 2
26 Follansbee 1
26 Grafton 1
27 Chapmanville 0
27 Kenova 0
27 Keyser 0
27 Lewisburg 0