Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Wheeling had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,258.48), followed by Charleston (920.98), Beckley (869.18), Huntington (823.56), and Fairmont (463.17).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2020, 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 2020
Wheeling
Charleston
Beckley
Huntington
Fairmont
Clarksburg
South Charleston
Parkersburg
Morgantown
Vienna
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Wheeling 1258.48
2 Charleston 920.98
3 Beckley 869.18
4 Huntington 823.56
5 Fairmont 463.17
6 Clarksburg 437.32
7 South Charleston 437.05
8 Parkersburg 364.31
9 Morgantown 155.97
10 Vienna 89.56
11 Weirton 66.26