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United States / West Virginia / Morgantown Metro Area / Monongalia County / Morgantown / Zip Codes
Morgantown, WV has a lower rate of violent crime than the US average. Specifically, its violent crime rate is 19 compared to the US average of 22.7. Property crime is also lower in Morgantown with a rate of 32.2 compared to the national average of 35.4. Therefore, overall Morgantown is safer than other places in the US when it comes to crime levels.

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

Morgantown violent crime is 19.0. (The US average is 22.7)
Morgantown property crime is 32.2. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Morgantown, WV Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2005386.8074.5106.4205.83654.7890.62689.674.5
2006399.13.591.8102.4201.33577.4822.82609.7144.8
20073423.593.3100.2145.13540.5856.62573.3110.5
2009433.53.333.376.7320.12727.7653.62014.160
20103203.228.870.4217.6598.570.4
2012353.23.313.285.8250.92716.7577.72086.252.8
2013299.3057.398.7143.32168.4560.41544.363.7
2014260.46.435.480.4138.32552.8517.61954.880.4
2015256.2037.969.6148.62134.7490.21559.185.4
2016286.16.438.661.11802166.6414.71661.990
2017265.903251.3182.61537.7281.91182.173.7
2018265.8035.719.4210.71620.5275.5125194
2019214.2028.816169.41563.22271224.4111.9

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Westover, WV407.21,959.83,92512006
Star City, WV367.6472.71,90422013
Granville, WV598.15,741.677532014
Point Marion, PA1,297.61,038.11,23872012
Masontown, WV0.00.0645102007
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Fairmont, WV341.81,416.219,066152018
Clarksburg, WV672.73,994.216,649332012
Rostraver, PA72.72,226.311,046382019
Washington, PA747.93,095.115,276402018
North Strabane, PA237.3596.612,176422019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

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Mark · Tanque Verde, AZ
A Classic College Town with Big City Amenities
Over 2 years ago

Morgantown is a vibrant classic American college town with a laid-back vibe. While the city and surrounding area are relatively small at about $150,000 people, residents  More

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Patricia · Morgantown, WV
Retiree view of Morgantown WV
Over 9 years ago

Morgantown is a college town with many wonderful qualities, but for a retiree or someone on a fixed income, it is getting very expensive and crowded. The housing market  More

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IDaveZ · Morgantown, WV
morgantown
Over 12 years ago

its a good small university town, however the cost of living varies especially rents on whether you live near to the campus or far away from wvu. there are only couple  More

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