Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the West Virginia city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Charleston (1,912), followed by Huntington (1,849), Parkersburg (1,305), Beckley (1,069), and Morgantown (837).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2021, 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.
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021
Charleston
Huntington
Parkersburg
Beckley
Morgantown
Wheeling
South Charleston
Vienna
Fairmont
St. Albans
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charleston 1912
2 Huntington 1849
3 Parkersburg 1305
4 Beckley 1069
5 Morgantown 837
6 Wheeling 694
7 South Charleston 661
8 Vienna 407
9 Fairmont 404
10 St. Albans 312
11 Dunbar 251
12 Nitro 214
13 Moundsville 143
14 Bridgeport 128
15 Bluefield 112
16 Fayetteville 107
17 Moorefield 93
18 Keyser 77
19 Summersville 69
20 Charles Town 66
21 Madison 65
22 Buckhannon 64
23 Weirton 60
24 Barboursville 55
25 Ravenswood 53
26 Spencer 48
27 Princeton 43
28 Alderson 40
29 Kenova 30
30 Grafton 29
31 Mullens 22
32 Ceredo 18
32 Oak Hill 18
33 Romney 17
34 Hinton 14
35 Chapmanville 13
36 Follansbee 12
37 Glen Dale 8
38 Weston 4
39 Shepherdstown 3
40 Clearview 2