2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Parkersburg, WV vs Salem, VA

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- Salem has 62% less violent crime than Parkersburg.
- Salem has 46% less property crime than Parkersburg.
 Parkersburg, WVSalem, VAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock10.722.7
 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 Salem    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I am looking for property in  More

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Over 10 years ago

When we moved from Glen Allen VA to Salem I had read on here that cost of living including housing was cheaper. Housing is less unless you want a house bigger than 1300  More

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Over 14 years ago

Salem is a lovely town surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring, Summer and Fall is exceptionally beautiful with moderate climate and lots of  More

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 Williamstown, WV14.35
 Boaz, WV14.35
 Washington, WV14.95
 Waverly, WV15.65
 Mineralwells, WV15.9
 Lubeck, WV15.95
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