Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024

Updated on January 21, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, among West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Wheeling had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (874.73), followed by Huntington (579.58), South Charleston (442.82), Beckley (433.8), and Charleston (417.28).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2024, and the table below shows the ranking of West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
Wheeling
Huntington
South Charleston
Beckley
Charleston
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
St. Albans
Morgantown
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Wheeling 874.73
2 Huntington 579.58
3 South Charleston 442.82
4 Beckley 433.80
5 Charleston 417.28
6 Fairmont 404.07
7 Clarksburg 267.69
8 Parkersburg 173.52
9 St. Albans 156.17
10 Morgantown 117.99
11 Vienna 105.80
12 Weirton 82.64