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West Virginia
Crime






Crime Rates for West Virginia

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

West Virginia Annual Crimes

Violent
Property
Total

Number of Crimes

6,494

32,157

38,651

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

3.64

18.04

21.68

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
3.64
National Median: 4
    West Virginia

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 275

in West Virginia

West Virginia Violent Crimes

Population: 1,782,959
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 137 1,302 268 4,787
Rate per 1,000 0.08 0.73 0.15 2.68

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
18.04
National Median: 19
    West Virginia

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 55

in West Virginia

West Virginia Property Crimes

Population: 1,782,959
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 5,142 24,019 2,996
Rate per 1,000 2.88 13.47 1.68

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
23
National Median: 26.8
    West Virginia

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