Parkersburg WV Murder/Homicide Rate 1999-2017
Interactive chart of the Parkersburg, West Virginia murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2017.
- The Parkersburg WV murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 13.13 per 100,000 population, a 1.47% increase from 2016.
- The Parkersburg WV murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 12.94 per 100,000 population, a 99.69% increase from 2015.
- The Parkersburg WV murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 6.48 per 100,000 population, a 101.87% increase from 2014.
- The Parkersburg WV murder/homicide rate for 2014 was 3.21 per 100,000 population, a 0% unknown from 2013.
| City Name |
Population |
Rate |
| Huntington |
47,933 |
33.38 |
| Charleston |
48,788 |
20.50 |
| Bluefield |
10,148 |
19.71 |
| Fairmont |
18,604 |
16.13 |
| Dunbar |
7,486 |
13.36 |
| Parkersburg |
30,475 |
13.13 |
| Wheeling |
27,196 |
7.35 |
| Beckley |
16,862 |
5.93 |
| Martinsburg |
17,761 |
5.63 |
| Summersville |
3,411 |
0.00 |
| Oak Hill |
8,490 |
0.00 |
| Point Pleasant |
4,219 |
0.00 |
| Princeton |
5,935 |
0.00 |
| Ridgeley |
638 |
0.00 |
| Ripley |
3,243 |
0.00 |
| Ronceverte |
1,731 |
0.00 |
| South Charleston |
12,756 |
0.00 |
| St. Albans |
10,476 |
0.00 |
| Moorefield |
2,460 |
0.00 |
| Vienna |
10,409 |
0.00 |
| Weirton |
18,870 |
0.00 |
| Wellsburg |
2,634 |
0.00 |
| Weston |
4,035 |
0.00 |
| Williamson |
2,883 |
0.00 |
| Kenova |
3,029 |
0.00 |
| Barboursville |
4,315 |
0.00 |
| Bridgeport |
8,401 |
0.00 |
| Buckhannon |
5,610 |
0.00 |
| Ceredo |
1,365 |
0.00 |
| Charles Town |
6,062 |
0.00 |
| Fayetteville |
2,839 |
0.00 |
| Glen Dale |
1,433 |
0.00 |
| Grafton |
5,121 |
0.00 |
| Nitro |
6,645 |
0.00 |
| Lewisburg |
3,935 |
0.00 |
| Madison |
2,831 |
0.00 |
| Mason |
927 |
0.00 |
| Alderson |
1,171 |
0.00 |
| Morgantown |
31,215 |
0.00 |
| Moundsville |
8,691 |
0.00 |
| Mount Hope |
1,341 |
0.00 |
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Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
|
| Year |
Parkersburg |
WV |
US |
| 2017 |
13.13 |
5.39 |
5.32 |
| 2016 |
12.94 |
4.65 |
5.38 |
| 2015 |
6.48 |
4.62 |
4.95 |
| 2014 |
3.21 |
4.54 |
4.44 |
| 2013 |
0.00 |
3.34 |
4.52 |
| 2012 |
3.17 |
3.77 |
4.73 |
| 2007 |
3.17 |
3.59 |
5.68 |
| 2006 |
6.24 |
4.40 |
5.78 |
| 2005 |
9.32 |
4.52 |
5.65 |
| 1999 |
3.16 |
4.37 |
5.69 |
