Point Pleasant WV Crime Rate 2005-2018
Interactive chart of the Point Pleasant, West Virginia violent crime rate and statistics by year from 2005 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
- The Point Pleasant WV crime rate for 2018 was 96.95 per 100,000 population, a 18.19% decline from 2017.
- The Point Pleasant WV crime rate for 2017 was 118.51 per 100,000 population, a 36.87% decline from 2016.
- The Point Pleasant WV crime rate for 2016 was 187.71 per 100,000 population, a 60.23% increase from 2015.
- The Point Pleasant WV crime rate for 2015 was 117.15 per 100,000 population, a 43.95% decline from 2014.
City Name |
Population |
Rate |
Bluefield |
9,789 |
939.83 |
Beckley |
16,234 |
905.51 |
Wheeling |
26,855 |
852.73 |
Moorefield |
2,417 |
827.47 |
Charleston |
47,470 |
697.28 |
Dunbar |
7,262 |
605.89 |
Williamson |
2,745 |
582.88 |
Ravenswood |
3,720 |
430.11 |
Glen Dale |
1,398 |
429.18 |
Nitro |
6,509 |
384.08 |
South Charleston |
12,357 |
380.35 |
Fairmont |
18,430 |
341.83 |
Martinsburg |
17,428 |
315.58 |
Ranson |
5,292 |
283.45 |
Weston |
3,953 |
278.27 |
Morgantown |
30,855 |
265.76 |
Alderson |
1,151 |
260.64 |
Vienna |
10,306 |
223.17 |
Moundsville |
8,417 |
201.97 |
Kenova |
2,979 |
201.41 |
St. Albans |
10,161 |
186.99 |
Charles Town |
6,060 |
165.02 |
Oak Hill |
8,264 |
157.31 |
Marmet |
1,397 |
143.16 |
Summersville |
3,332 |
120.05 |
Shepherdstown |
1,757 |
113.83 |
Bridgeport |
8,708 |
103.35 |
Point Pleasant |
4,126 |
96.95 |
Lewisburg |
3,917 |
76.59 |
Ceredo |
1,339 |
74.68 |
Buckhannon |
5,516 |
72.52 |
Barboursville |
4,256 |
70.49 |
Weirton |
18,542 |
48.54 |
Hinton |
2,417 |
41.37 |
Wellsburg |
2,560 |
39.06 |
Mount Hope |
1,297 |
0.00 |
Madison |
2,764 |
0.00 |
Mason |
941 |
0.00 |
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
|
Year |
Point Pleasant |
WV |
US |
2018 |
96.95 |
289.95 |
380.56 |
2017 |
118.51 |
361.25 |
394.86 |
2016 |
187.71 |
362.73 |
397.52 |
2015 |
117.15 |
347.46 |
373.74 |
2014 |
209.01 |
316.43 |
361.55 |
2013 |
69.77 |
305.19 |
369.13 |
2012 |
161.18 |
320.09 |
387.75 |
2011 |
298.44 |
296.35 |
387.06 |
2010 |
539.93 |
301.23 |
404.50 |
2009 |
406.14 |
305.20 |
431.88 |
2008 |
318.11 |
275.89 |
458.61 |
2007 |
134.56 |
276.82 |
471.77 |
2006 |
468.23 |
281.17 |
479.34 |
2005 |
176.25 |
273.86 |
469.04 |