Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the West Virginia city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Charleston (331), followed by Wheeling (229), Beckley (147), Bluefield (92), and Morgantown (82).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2018, 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.
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018
Charleston
Wheeling
Beckley
Bluefield
Morgantown
Fairmont
Martinsburg
South Charleston
Dunbar
Nitro
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charleston 331
2 Wheeling 229
3 Beckley 147
4 Bluefield 92
5 Morgantown 82
6 Fairmont 63
7 Martinsburg 55
8 South Charleston 47
9 Dunbar 44
10 Nitro 25
11 Vienna 23
12 Moorefield 20
13 St. Albans 19
14 Moundsville 17
15 Ravenswood 16
15 Williamson 16
16 Ranson 15
17 Oak Hill 13
18 Weston 11
19 Charles Town 10
20 Bridgeport 9
20 Weirton 9
21 Glen Dale 6
21 Kenova 6
22 Buckhannon 4
22 Point Pleasant 4
22 Summersville 4
23 Alderson 3
23 Barboursville 3
23 Lewisburg 3
24 Marmet 2
24 Shepherdstown 2
25 Ceredo 1
25 Hinton 1
25 Wellsburg 1
26 Madison 0
26 Mason 0
26 Mount Hope 0