West Virginia Crime Grades A-F (2024)

Statewide grade B

42 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 66/100 (Above Average).

What is West Virginia’s crime safety grade?

West Virginia earned an overall safety grade of B (score: 66/100, Above Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 241.6 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1089.3 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 42 West Virginia cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 42 graded West Virginia cities, 2 earned A+, 10 earned A, 10 received B, 11 landed at C, 2 received D, and 7 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Winfield with an A+ grade (score: 93/100, violent rate 42.4/100K). The lowest-rated city is Huntington with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 800.3/100K).

Roughly 29% of graded cities in West Virginia achieved an A or A+ rating, while 21% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between West Virginia and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

2 cities

10 cities

11 cities

2 cities

7 cities

Winfield

42
New Martinsville

59
Glen Dale

71
Ranson

69
Hurricane

59
Ripley

99
Weirton

138
Charles Town

74

What this shows Winfield reports the lowest violent-crime rate in West Virginia. At 42.4 per 100K, it runs well below the West Virginia average of 241.6. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Winfield	93	42.4/100K	296.6/100K	2,360
2	A+	New Martinsville	93	59.4/100K	79.2/100K	5,049
3	A	Glen Dale	87	71.2/100K	712.3/100K	1,404
4	A	Ranson	86	69.2/100K	847.6/100K	5,781
5	A	Hurricane	83	59.2/100K	1302.7/100K	6,755
6	A	Ripley	83	98.8/100K	823.7/100K	3,035
7	A	Weirton	83	137.7/100K	330.6/100K	18,151
8	A	Charles Town	82	74/100K	1234.1/100K	8,103
9	A	Spencer	81	50.9/100K	1627.7/100K	1,966
10	A	White Sulphur Springs	80	91.9/100K	1286.2/100K	2,177
11	A	Philippi	79	138.1/100K	793.9/100K	2,897
12	A	Madison	75	185.9/100K	743.5/100K	2,690
13	B	Fayetteville	74	36.1/100K	2526.2/100K	2,771
14	B	Bridgeport	73	138.4/100K	1458.1/100K	9,396
15	B	Barboursville	70	46.2/100K	2842.6/100K	4,327
16	B	Weston	69	241.8/100K	806/100K	3,722
17	B	Oak Hill	66	154.9/100K	2065.3/100K	7,747
18	B	Alderson	66	214.6/100K	1394.8/100K	932
19	B	Keyser	64	248/100K	1239.9/100K	4,839
20	B	Morgantown	62	209.8/100K	1960/100K	30,510
21	B	Gilbert	62	327.9/100K	655.7/100K	305
22	B	Summersville	60	271.2/100K	1476.8/100K	3,318
23	C	St. Albans	59	224.5/100K	2088.8/100K	10,245
24	C	Buckhannon	57	319.1/100K	1236.5/100K	5,014
25	C	Vienna	56	153.9/100K	3308.6/100K	10,397
26	C	Westover	56	221.2/100K	2556.5/100K	4,068
27	C	Nitro	54	157.2/100K	3773.6/100K	6,360
28	C	Dunbar	53	311.2/100K	1810.5/100K	7,070
29	C	Elkins	49	477.6/100K	403/100K	6,700
30	C	Parkersburg	46	260.3/100K	3217.1/100K	28,815
31	C	Clarksburg	44	372.2/100K	2219.9/100K	15,316
32	C	Bluefield	43	480.2/100K	1036.8/100K	9,163
33	C	White Hall	42	284.5/100K	11379.8/100K	703
34	D	Fairmont	37	520.3/100K	1322.9/100K	18,066
35	D	Romney	32	628.9/100K	628.9/100K	1,749
36	F	South Charleston	21	488.6/100K	5519.9/100K	13,098
37	F	Charleston	19	542.7/100K	3119.9/100K	46,252
38	F	Moorefield	17	766.1/100K	1532.3/100K	2,480
39	F	Wheeling	13	982.6/100K	1992.2/100K	25,951
40	F	Beckley	10	604.9/100K	7912.3/100K	16,367
41	F	Montgomery	2	827.1/100K	3143.1/100K	1,209
42	F	Huntington	0	800.3/100K	3602.3/100K	44,860

Frequently Asked Questions

What is West Virginia's overall crime safety grade?

West Virginia has an overall safety grade of B (score: 66/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 241.6 per 100K and property crime rate of 1089.3 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in West Virginia have an A+ safety grade?

2 cities in West Virginia earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 10 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in West Virginia?

Winfield is the highest-rated city in West Virginia with an A+ grade (score: 93/100). Its violent crime rate is 42.4 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for West Virginia grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (66/100 here, grade B).

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (42 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

Compare West Virginia's grade distribution with neighboring states, or use the compare tool to benchmark jurisdictions side-by-side.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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