How has crime changed in West Virginia since 1985?

Police in West Virginia reported about 266 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 376 in 2017, and 1,094 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 2,692 in 2006. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in West Virginia and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, West Virginia Violent, U.S. Property, West Virginia Property, U.S.
1985 169.8 570.3 2,166.0 4,780.0
1986 165.5 633.6 2,188.8 5,015.3
1987 137.3 624.9 2,077.2 5,090.1
1988 131.4 630.2 2,138.5 5,045.9
1989 146.4 680.5 2,246.6 5,211.5
1990 169.3 749.8 2,361.8 5,227.0
1991 191.0 798.1 2,502.7 5,388.4
1992 211.6 785.4 2,423.0 5,089.3
1993 208.3 764.1 2,347.5 4,814.1
1994 215.7 740.4 2,334.4 4,752.4
1995 210.2 720.6 2,272.1 4,796.6
1996 210.1 658.8 2,294.7 4,553.0
1997 218.7 644.9 2,270.7 4,494.7
1998 243.6 603.8 2,311.6 4,212.6
1999 329.7 545.8 2,243.6 3,872.6
2000 341.4 534.4 2,454.6 3,751.7
2001 272.8 529.5 2,214.7 3,801.5
2002 246.6 512.9 2,297.6 3,737.7
2003 257.5 493.7 2,367.4 3,704.0
2004 279.8 478.6 2,537.5 3,599.4
2005 272.7 483.0 2,645.0 3,518.3
2006 285.8 486.9 2,692.3 3,397.1
2007 285.4 477.9 2,613.3 3,316.1
2008 281.9 463.7 2,582.5 3,252.3
2009 310.7 436.8 2,575.2 3,076.7
2010 285.8 408.1 2,124.3 2,963.4
2011 296.7 390.1 2,084.9 2,925.7
2012 319.6 390.7 2,422.8 2,881.3
2013 287.0 378.2 1,989.8 2,759.3
2014 310.3 373.7 1,968.2 2,591.8
2015 342.7 384.6 1,988.1 2,495.2
2016 370.4 399.5 2,045.1 2,469.1
2017 375.7 397.5 1,870.7 2,372.4
2018 306.2 384.8 1,496.0 2,206.8
2019 301.1 381.0 1,400.1 2,109.0
2020 330.5 399.3 1,457.1 1,955.3
2021 300.0 360.9 1,364.1 1,762.2
2022 297.5 398.2 1,335.2 1,998.5
2023 282.5 385.6 1,240.5 1,950.5
2024 263.8 363.4 1,183.5 1,766.8
2025 265.6 329.3 1,093.8 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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