Crime in West Virginia: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in West Virginia since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

241.7 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,053.3 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
67murders2025: 3.8 per 100,000.

West Virginia since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, West Virginia 095190286381 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, West Virginia 0692138420762768 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
20254,269241.7671503,12718,6021,053.32,6181,169
20244,481253.21061793,26120,1031,135.83,1641,401
20234,761268.91062023,58721,0421,188.53,2051,623
20225,213293.7952103,99923,6631,333.03,5611,674
20215,205291.51082103,94224,2251,356.73,8391,978
20206,352355.91173695,03424,9761,399.44,8772,271
20195,725318.91003474,46027,3271,522.25,2822,220
20185,411299.9763334,28627,8881,545.65,9162,189
20176,564361.2986735,00032,5601,791.97,5573,086
20166,633362.7857205,14437,2822,038.89,1272,498
20156,397347.5857834,81938,6942,101.79,4672,243
20145,850316.4846554,51738,2822,070.79,3681,960
20135,657305.2626534,24239,9292,154.19,9081,966
20125,943320.1708354,62344,5002,396.811,4662,234
20115,497296.3878024,23639,0092,103.010,2452,108
20105,586301.2587764,39041,3012,227.210,7782,419
20095,554305.2849144,08646,2152,539.612,0052,757
20085,006275.9678963,65445,9712,533.610,8403,164
20075,016276.8658473,71645,6202,517.610,8223,477
20065,113281.2808533,77647,9412,636.311,5794,057
20054,968273.9828163,73547,7572,632.611,3343,820
20045,110281.9687743,92246,3262,555.810,9943,766
20034,627255.4737013,54242,3702,339.010,4983,463
20024,221233.9576573,17941,0992,277.19,6773,898
20015,035279.6407073,96841,0852,281.39,6013,216
20005,723316.5467494,59741,3442,286.39,8903,315
19996,336350.7796615,25942,8252,370.010,3033,762
19984,503248.6786763,41041,6272,298.611,1103,390
19973,971218.7757822,75940,8682,250.410,6473,287
19963,836210.1697372,67241,5102,273.39,9793,231
19953,842210.2897812,58441,0932,248.010,3293,040
19943,931215.8997722,69042,1362,312.610,6733,274
19933,793208.41267822,52042,3002,324.210,9042,940
19923,833211.51157882,53743,4552,398.211,2872,968
19913,440191.01117792,13544,5282,472.412,0093,150
19903,036169.31026801,83141,8552,333.711,7852,760
19892,724146.71217931,46341,1542,216.211,6352,911
19882,476131.4936441,38639,7032,107.411,5103,046
19872,605137.3925911,49338,9532,053.411,4503,067
19863,156164.51147871,89341,3012,152.211,9993,247
19853,214166.0737282,05440,4012,086.811,9723,238
19843,283168.2867442,14842,3132,167.712,6493,368
19833,375171.8968692,14744,1582,247.213,4553,569
19823,405174.81029702,03145,5142,336.413,9853,567
19813,410174.81189792,02447,6812,443.915,1223,675
19803,547183.71389362,16745,7192,367.914,2583,855
19793,156168.11288251,91240,5132,157.211,9593,799

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Barbour County202490.9240.23
Berkeley County2024113.7411.42
Cabell County2024444.22,373.44
Doddridge County201959.6428.92
Gilmer County202313.7150.72
Hardy County2025123.1519.63
Jackson County2024224.2198.93
Lewis County2024152.5329.42
Monongalia County2021127.61,385.25
Monroe County202515.175.53
Morgan County202570.7201.33
Pleasants County20220.026.52
Randolph County2024363.2629.23
Roane County20257.4520.92
Summers County20238.6205.32
Upshur County202563.5190.52
Wirt County202518.1126.42
Wood County2025161.31,536.54

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in West Virginia?
In 2025, 241.7 violent and 1,053.3 property crimes per 100,000 residents in West Virginia (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in West Virginia?
67 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 3.8 per 100,000.

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