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

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the West Virginia city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Huntington (293), followed by Charleston (287), Wheeling (255), Parkersburg (131), and Beckley (119).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2021, 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 2021
Huntington
Charleston
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Beckley
Bluefield
Fairmont
Morgantown
South Charleston
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Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Huntington 293
2 Charleston 287
3 Wheeling 255
4 Parkersburg 131
5 Beckley 119
6 Bluefield 104
7 Fairmont 103
8 Morgantown 89
9 South Charleston 53
10 Dunbar 39
11 Moundsville 35
12 St. Albans 33
13 Moorefield 23
13 Princeton 23
14 Ravenswood 18
15 Bridgeport 17
15 Weirton 17
16 Madison 16
16 Vienna 16
17 Nitro 15
18 Romney 14
19 Ceredo 10
20 Charles Town 9
21 Alderson 7
21 Spencer 7
22 Keyser 4
22 Oak Hill 4
22 Summersville 4
23 Barboursville 3
23 Hinton 3
24 Clearview 2
24 Fayetteville 2
24 Mullens 2
24 Weston 2
25 Buckhannon 1
25 Chapmanville 1
25 Grafton 1
26 Follansbee 0
26 Glen Dale 0
26 Kenova 0
26 Shepherdstown 0