An official website of the United States government. Here's how you know
Official websites use .gov

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock () or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation
Home • Crime in the U.S. • 2013 • Crime in the U.S. 2013 • Tables • Table 8 • Table 8 State Cuts • Table 8 - West Virginia

Table 8

WEST VIRGINIA

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2013

City Population Violent
crime 		Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Rape
(revised
definition)1 		Rape
(legacy
definition)2 		Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime 		Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson
Alderson 1,184 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Barboursville 4,099 1 0 1 0 0 289 16 270 3 0
Beech Bottom 514 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Benwood 1,389 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bluefield 10,517 56 0 13 8 35 289 73 197 19 5
Bridgeport 8,425 12 0 0 0 12 201 18 180 3 0
Buckhannon 5,649 9 0 1 0 8 245 33 204 8 0
Chapmanville 1,264 2 0 0 0 2 40 2 34 4 0
Charles Town 5,421 10 0 0 2 8 71 18 51 2 1
Clearview 554 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dunbar 7,834 24 1 4 6 13 161 45 108 8 1
Eleanor 1,559 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0
Elkins 7,183 68 0 1 5 62 205 52 150 3 0
Gauley Bridge 609 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0
Glasgow 894 2 0 1 0 1 23 6 15 2 0
Glen Dale 1,494 6 0 0 0 6 13 5 7 1 0
Glenville 1,553 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0
Grafton 5,183 3 0 0 0 3 9 2 7 0 0
Hamlin 1,136 15 0 0 0 15 31 11 20 0 0
Harpers Ferry/Bolivar 1,339 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
Harrisville 1,819 4 0 0 0 4 6 1 5 0 0
Hinton 2,604 3 0 0 1 2 70 32 36 2 1
Hurricane 6,382 3 0 3 0 0 158 23 132 3 0
Kenova 3,119 7 0 2 2 3 93 9 81 3 1
Keyser 5,307 9 0 3 1 5 102 11 91 0 0
Lewisburg 3,981 8 0 1 0 7 106 4 99 3 0
Marmet 1,489 3 0 0 3 0 25 6 18 1 0
Martinsburg 17,589 70 1 8 27 34 827 97 702 28 4
Mason 956 2 0 0 1 1 7 1 6 0 0
Milton 2,525 4 0 1 1 2 71 7 60 4 1
Moorefield 2,492 7 0 0 0 7 20 2 17 1 0
Morgantown 31,406 94 0 18 31 45 681 176 485 20 2
Mount Hope 1,398 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 4 1 0
Nitro 7,137 11 0 1 0 10 208 38 161 9 1
Oak Hill 7,709 27 2 2 6 17 255 57 186 12 4
Oceana 1,355 40 0 0 0 40 127 18 107 2 0
Parkersburg 31,207 127 0 21 12 94 1,382 343 982 57 26
Philippi 2,944 22 0 2 0 20 21 8 13 0 0
Point Pleasant 4,300 3 0 0 0 3 86 18 64 4 0
Princeton 6,474 60 0 0 2 58 333 74 253 6 2
Rainelle 1,492 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ravenswood 3,852 0 0 0 0 0 45 9 36 0 0
Reedsville 600 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Ripley 3,249 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 5 0 1
Romney 1,806 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ronceverte 1,778 2 0 0 0 2 37 7 30 0 0
Shepherdstown 2,149 1 0 0 0 1 14 2 12 0 0
Shinnston 2,192 2 0 0 0 2 30 4 26 0 0
Sistersville 1,357 3 0 0 1 2 11 5 6 0 0
Sophia 1,336 1 0 0 1 0 45 6 38 1 0
South Charleston 13,308 80 1 2 16 61 527 68 439 20 0
Spencer 2,238 2 0 2 0 0 72 12 59 1 0
St. Albans 10,952 39 0 2 7 30 359 59 278 22 3
Star City 1,904 7 0 0 2 5 9 2 7 0 0
Summersville 3,569 22 0 0 0 22 114 11 101 2 0
Vienna 10,664 10 0 0 0 10 299 18 273 8 1
Welch 2,303 6 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0
Wellsburg 2,760 0 0 0 0 0 32 16 14 2 0
West Liberty 1,538 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Weston 4,076 2 0 0 0 2 7 1 6 0 0
White Hall 660 4 0 0 1 3 7 1 5 1 0
White Sulphur Springs 2,467 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Williamson 3,069 8 1 2 4 1 28 7 21 0 0
Winfield 2,339 4 0 0 1 3 12 1 10 1 0
  • 1 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See Data Declaration for further explanation.
  • 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See Data Declaration for further explanation.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.