Based on FBI crime reporting data:
- West Virginia’s violent crime rate was 538.09 per 100,000 people - higher than the national average of 396.90.
- West Virginia’s property crime rate was 5,005.82 per 100,000 people - less than the national average of 2,142.58.
With a national rank of 5.47 on a crime index scale of 1 being safest to 100 being most unsafe, WV falls in the upper portion of states regarding crime.
