Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2023

Updated on September 30, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the West Virginia city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Charleston (2,054), followed by Huntington (1,870), Beckley (1,266), Parkersburg (1,113), and Wheeling (787).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2023, 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 2023
Charleston
Huntington
Beckley
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Morgantown
South Charleston
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Nitro
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2023
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charleston 2054
2 Huntington 1870
3 Beckley 1266
4 Parkersburg 1113
5 Wheeling 787
6 Morgantown 776
7 South Charleston 680
8 Clarksburg 546
9 Fairmont 361
10 Nitro 350
11 Vienna 344
12 St. Albans 277
13 Martinsburg 237
14 Bluefield 151
15 Moundsville 142
16 Dunbar 134
17 Bridgeport 132
18 Barboursville 124
19 Westover 99
20 Oak Hill 89
21 Buckhannon 83
22 Spencer 81
23 Summersville 71
24 Ranson 58
25 Moorefield 47
26 Star City 40
27 Fayetteville 37
28 Keyser 35
28 Ravenswood 35
29 Madison 34
29 Philippi 34
30 Ripley 31
30 White Sulphur Springs 31
31 Grafton 26
32 Alderson 25
33 Kenova 23
34 Ceredo 18
35 Follansbee 17
36 Romney 16
37 Glen Dale 12
38 Chapmanville 10
39 West Hamlin 5
40 Mullens 4