Princeton WV Murder/Homicide Rate 2005-2017

Interactive chart of the Princeton, West Virginia murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 2005 to 2017.
  • The Princeton WV murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 0 per 100,000 population, a 100% decline from 2016.
  • The Princeton WV murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 16.62 per 100,000 population, a 5.59% increase from 2015.
  • The Princeton WV murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 15.74 per 100,000 population, a 49.31% decline from 2014.
  • The Princeton WV murder/homicide rate for 2014 was 31.05 per 100,000 population, a INF% increase from 2013.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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Other Cities in WV
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
Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Princeton WV US
2017 0.00 5.39 5.32
2016 16.62 4.65 5.38
2015 15.74 4.62 4.95
2014 31.05 4.54 4.44
2013 0.00 3.34 4.52
2012 46.49 3.77 4.73
2010 15.74 3.13 4.76
2009 16.01 4.62 5.02
2008 16.08 3.69 5.42
2007 16.19 3.59 5.68
2006 32.11 4.40 5.78
2005 16.01 4.52 5.65