Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Wheeling had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,220.77), followed by Bluefield (1,192.35), Charleston (1,172.42), Huntington (892.91), and Parkersburg (725.19).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, 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 2017
Wheeling
Bluefield
Charleston
Huntington
Parkersburg
Beckley
South Charleston
Martinsburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Wheeling 1220.77
2 Bluefield 1192.35
3 Charleston 1172.42
4 Huntington 892.91
5 Parkersburg 725.19
6 Beckley 693.87
7 South Charleston 572.28
8 Martinsburg 472.95
9 Fairmont 301.01
10 Morgantown 265.90
11 Vienna 211.36
12 St. Albans 152.73
13 Weirton 111.29