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.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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Other Cities in WV
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