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

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, among West Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Wheeling had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (982.62), followed by Huntington (800.27), Beckley (604.88), Charleston (542.68), and Fairmont (520.31).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent 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 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 2024
Wheeling
Huntington
Beckley
Charleston
Fairmont
South Charleston
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
St. Albans
Morgantown
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Wheeling 982.62
2 Huntington 800.27
3 Beckley 604.88
4 Charleston 542.68
5 Fairmont 520.31
6 South Charleston 488.62
7 Clarksburg 372.16
8 Parkersburg 260.28
9 St. Albans 224.50
10 Morgantown 209.77
11 Vienna 153.89
12 Weirton 137.73