Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024

Updated on January 21, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, the West Virginia city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Huntington (359), followed by Wheeling (255), Charleston (251), Beckley (99), and Fairmont (94).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2024, 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 2024
Huntington
Wheeling
Charleston
Beckley
Fairmont
Parkersburg
Morgantown
South Charleston
Clarksburg
Bluefield
Ranking of West Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Huntington 359
2 Wheeling 255
3 Charleston 251
4 Beckley 99
5 Fairmont 94
6 Parkersburg 75
7 Morgantown 64
7 South Charleston 64
8 Clarksburg 57
9 Bluefield 44
10 Elkins 32
11 Weirton 25
12 St. Albans 23
13 Dunbar 22
14 Moorefield 19
15 Buckhannon 16
15 Vienna 16
16 Bridgeport 13
17 Keyser 12
17 Oak Hill 12
18 Romney 11
19 Montgomery 10
19 Nitro 10
20 Summersville 9
20 Weston 9
20 Westover 9
21 Charles Town 6
22 Madison 5
23 Hurricane 4
23 Philippi 4
23 Ranson 4
24 New Martinsville 3
24 Ripley 3
25 Alderson 2
25 Barboursville 2
25 White Hall 2
25 White Sulphur Springs 2
26 Fayetteville 1
26 Gilbert 1
26 Glen Dale 1
26 Spencer 1
26 Winfield 1
27 Cedar Grove 0
27 Ceredo 0
27 Follansbee 0
27 Grafton 0
27 Kenova 0
27 Ronceverte 0
27 Williamstown 0