Charleston Metro Area, West Virginia Crime

Crime in Charleston Metro Area, West Virginia

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

Charleston Metro Area violent crime is 30.7. (The US average is 22.7)

Charleston Metro Area property crime is 53.7. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Charleston, West Virginia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Dayton, Ohio. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Dayton, West Virginia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

South Charleston, WV Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2004	570.6	0	30.8	131.1	408.7	5459.2	940.7	4186.9	331.6
2005	427	15.5	54.3	77.6	279.5	4705	675.5	3656.8	372.7
2006	542.8	0	23.6	94.4	424.8	4791.1	763.1	3736.9	291.1
2007	441.1	0	16	160.4	264.7	5125.1	649.7	4146.6	328.8
2008	371.8	16.2	8.1	145.5	202.1	5100.6	873	3912.4	315.3
2009	559.8	32.5	16.2	105.5	405.6	3975.3	632.8	3139.7	202.8
2010	598.8	7.9	23.6	55.2	512.2	4318	945.6	3128.2	244.3
2011	490.1	14.9	14.9	52	408.4	3891	534.6	3141	215.3
2012	552.4	0	22.4	112	418	3672.7	492.7	3068.1	112
2013	601.1	7.5	15	120.2	458.4	3960	511	3298.8	150.3
2014	841.1	0	29.8	89.3	722	6267.2	789	5277.3	201
2015	852.2	15.2	45.7	106.5	684.8	6520.6	890.2	5272.8	357.6
2016	702.3	7.7	69.5	46.3	578.8	7054.1	872.1	5819.2	362.7
2017	572.3	0	62.7	39.2	470.4	5409.2	501.7	4288.2	619.3
2018	380.4	0	80.9	32.4	267.1	4669.4	420.8	4070.6	178

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
South Charleston, WV	380.4	4,669.4	12,357	1	2018
Dunbar, WV	605.9	4,117.3	7,262	2	2018
Charleston, WV	697.3	6,010.1	47,470	5	2018
St. Albans, WV	331.5	3,053.4	9,956	6	2019
Nitro, WV	234.2	3,434.3	6,406	8	2019
Poca, WV	0.0	682.9	1,025	10	2005

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Dayton, OH	962.1	4,039.8	140,427	166	2019
Winston-Salem, NC	712.4	5,416.6	238,082	174	2014
High Point, NC	730.8	3,288.4	113,307	189	2019
Akron, OH	900.5	3,319.1	197,882	189	2019
Knoxville, TN	667.3	4,350.0	188,666	205	2019
Richmond, VA	462.9	3,499.5	230,721	238	2019

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