Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the West Virginia city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Charleston (4,114), followed by Huntington (2,527), Parkersburg (1,666), Beckley (1,129), and Wheeling (917).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2017, 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 2017
Charleston
Huntington
Parkersburg
Beckley
Wheeling
Martinsburg
South Charleston
Morgantown
Fairmont
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Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charleston 4114
2 Huntington 2527
3 Parkersburg 1666
4 Beckley 1129
5 Wheeling 917
6 Martinsburg 893
7 South Charleston 764
8 Morgantown 563
9 Fairmont 432
10 Vienna 374
11 Bluefield 337
12 Barboursville 301
13 Bridgeport 292
14 Moundsville 281
15 Dunbar 248
16 Buckhannon 240
17 Princeton 235
18 Oak Hill 229
19 Weirton 211
20 Nitro 187
21 Lewisburg 151
22 Summersville 124
23 Moorefield 119
24 Kenova 91
25 Point Pleasant 90
26 Charles Town 83
27 Fayetteville 71
28 Mason 62
29 Madison 51
30 St. Albans 48
31 Williamson 39
32 Wellsburg 36
33 Alderson 27
33 Ripley 27
34 Ceredo 26
35 Mount Hope 21
36 Glen Dale 17
36 Ronceverte 17
37 Weston 15
38 Ridgeley 13
39 Grafton 8