2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Parkersburg, WV vs New Bern, NC

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- New Bern has 19% less violent crime than Parkersburg.
- New Bern has 6% less property crime than Parkersburg.
 Parkersburg, WVNew Bern, NCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock22.922.7
 Property Crime59.6  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Parkersburg, West VirginiaCrime Index
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 North Hills, WV10.55
 Williamstown, WV14.35
 Boaz, WV14.35
 Washington, WV14.95
 Waverly, WV15.65
 Mineralwells, WV15.9
 Lubeck, WV15.95
 Blennerhassett, WV24.65

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