Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, among West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Beckley had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,365.47), followed by Charleston (1,239.64), Wheeling (894.38), South Charleston (852.17), and Bluefield (651.03).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2015, and the table below shows the ranking of West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

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.
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
Beckley
Charleston
Wheeling
South Charleston
Bluefield
Martinsburg
St. Albans
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Fairmont
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Beckley 1365.47
2 Charleston 1239.64
3 Wheeling 894.38
4 South Charleston 852.17
5 Bluefield 651.03
6 Martinsburg 509.49
7 St. Albans 398.67
8 Morgantown 256.16
9 Parkersburg 229.89
10 Fairmont 165.41
11 Weirton 124.53
12 Vienna 57.06