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West Virginia
Charleston
Charleston crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 14 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Charleston for 2024 is expected to be lower than in 2018.
The city violent crime rate for Charleston in 2018 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 83.23% and the city property crime rate in Charleston was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 173.25%.
In 2018 the city violent crime rate in Charleston was higher than the
violent crime rate in West Virginia
by 140.48% and the city property crime rate in Charleston was higher than the
property crime rate in West Virginia
by 304.56%.
Property and Violent Crime
Charleston Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2018 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
223
Arson
25
Burglary
660
Larceny and Theft
1,947
Motor Vehicle Theft
246
Murder and Manslaughter
10
Rape
50
Robbery
48
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
3,434
Property Crime
2,853
Violent Crime
331
2024 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
394
Arson
34
Burglary
833
Larceny and Theft
2,371
Motor Vehicle Theft
307
Murder and Manslaughter
16
Rape
75
Robbery
83
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
4,079
Property Crime
3,498
Violent Crime
568
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Charleston, West Virginia crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Charleston crime report data for 2024 was projected from 14 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2018.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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