Wheeling WV Aggravated Assaults 2005-2018

Interactive chart of the Wheeling, West Virginia aggravated assault rate (i.e. the number of aggravated assaults per 100,000 population) from 2005 to 2018.
  • The Wheeling WV assault rate for 2018 was 744.74 per 100,000 population, a 28.68% decline from 2017.
  • The Wheeling WV assault rate for 2017 was 1044.27 per 100,000 population, a 28.71% increase from 2016.
  • The Wheeling WV assault rate for 2016 was 811.32 per 100,000 population, a 10.38% increase from 2015.
  • The Wheeling WV assault rate for 2015 was 735.05 per 100,000 population, a 8.47% increase 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 9,789 898.97
Moorefield 2,417 786.10
Wheeling 26,855 744.74
Beckley 16,234 671.43
Dunbar 7,262 550.81
Williamson 2,745 546.45
Charleston 47,470 469.77
Glen Dale 1,398 429.18
Ravenswood 3,720 403.23
Nitro 6,509 337.99
Weston 3,953 278.27
South Charleston 12,357 267.06
Alderson 1,151 260.64
Ranson 5,292 226.76
Martinsburg 17,428 223.78
Fairmont 18,430 222.46
Morgantown 30,855 210.66
Vienna 10,306 184.36
Marmet 1,397 143.16
Moundsville 8,417 142.57
Oak Hill 8,264 121.01
Summersville 3,332 120.05
Shepherdstown 1,757 113.83
St. Albans 10,161 108.26
Charles Town 6,060 99.01
Lewisburg 3,917 76.59
Ceredo 1,339 74.68
Bridgeport 8,708 68.90
Weirton 18,542 37.75
Buckhannon 5,516 36.26
Point Pleasant 4,126 24.24
Kenova 2,979 0.00
Hinton 2,417 0.00
Madison 2,764 0.00
Mason 941 0.00
Wellsburg 2,560 0.00
Barboursville 4,256 0.00
Mount Hope 1,297 0.00
Historical Aggravated Assault Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Wheeling WV US
2018 744.74 218.46 246.79
2017 1,044.27 275.17 249.22
2016 811.32 281.30 248.29
2015 735.05 261.75 238.10
2014 677.66 244.33 229.25
2012 655.95 248.99 242.78
2009 293.09 224.53 264.66
2008 301.69 201.38 277.47
2007 285.65 205.07 287.23
2006 246.08 207.65 291.95
2005 287.47 205.89 290.79