Safest Cities in West Virginia
Crime rate rankings for 49 cities • Latest FBI Data
🟢 Top 20 Safest Cities in West Virginia
| # | City | Score | Grade | Population | Violent/100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Martinsville | 95 | A | 5,049 | 59.4 |
| 2 | Grafton | 95 | A | 4,545 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Williamstown | 95 | A | 2,943 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kenova | 95 | A | 2,855 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Follansbee | 95 | A | 2,645 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Winfield | 95 | A | 2,360 | 42.4 |
| 7 | Ronceverte | 95 | A | 1,518 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ceredo | 95 | A | 1,321 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Cedar Grove | 95 | A | 682 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Glen Dale | 88 | A | 1,404 | 71.2 |
| 11 | Ranson | 87 | A | 5,781 | 69.2 |
| 12 | Fayetteville | 87 | A | 2,771 | 36.1 |
| 13 | Spencer | 87 | A | 1,966 | 50.9 |
| 14 | Weirton | 86 | A | 18,151 | 137.7 |
| 15 | Hurricane | 86 | A | 6,755 | 59.2 |
| 16 | Charles Town | 85 | A | 8,103 | 74.0 |
| 17 | Barboursville | 84 | A | 4,327 | 46.2 |
| 18 | Ripley | 84 | A | 3,035 | 98.8 |
| 19 | White Sulphur Springs | 82 | A | 2,177 | 91.9 |
| 20 | Philippi | 81 | A | 2,897 | 138.1 |
🔴 Most Dangerous Cities in West Virginia
| # | City | Score | Grade | Population | Violent/100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beckley | 55 | C | 16,367 | 604.9 |
| 2 | Huntington | 56 | C | 44,860 | 800.3 |
| 3 | Montgomery | 57 | C | 1,209 | 827.1 |
| 4 | Wheeling | 57 | C | 25,951 | 982.6 |
| 5 | South Charleston | 59 | C | 13,098 | 488.6 |
| 6 | White Hall | 60 | C | 703 | 284.5 |
| 7 | Moorefield | 61 | C | 2,480 | 766.1 |
| 8 | Charleston | 61 | C | 46,252 | 542.7 |
| 9 | Clarksburg | 66 | B | 15,316 | 372.2 |
| 10 | Fairmont | 66 | B | 18,066 | 520.3 |
About West Virginia Crime Data
This ranking includes 49 cities in West Virginia with crime data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program for 2024. Safety scores are calculated using violent crime rates, property crime rates, and population data.
All 49 Cities in West Virginia With Crime Data
Alderson · Barboursville · Beckley · Bluefield · Bridgeport · Buckhannon · Cedar Grove · Ceredo · Charles Town · Charleston · Clarksburg · Dunbar · Elkins · Fairmont · Fayetteville · Follansbee · Gilbert · Glen Dale · Grafton · Huntington · Hurricane · Kenova · Keyser · Madison · Montgomery · Moorefield · Morgantown · New Martinsville · Nitro · Oak Hill · Parkersburg · Philippi · Ranson · Ripley · Romney · Ronceverte · South Charleston · Spencer · St. Albans · Summersville · Vienna · Weirton · Weston · Westover · Wheeling · White Hall · White Sulphur Springs · Williamstown · Winfield
West Virginia Counties
Berkeley County · Cabell County · Doddridge County · Fayette County · Gilmer County · Hardy County · Harrison County · Jackson County · Jefferson County · Kanawha County · Logan County · Marion County · Marshall County · Mason County · Mercer County · Mineral County · Monongalia County · Monroe County · Morgan County · Nicholas County · Ohio County · Preston County · Putnam County · Raleigh County · Randolph County · Ritchie County · Roane County · Summers County · Upshur County · Wetzel County · Wood County · Wyoming County