Wheeling WV Motor Vehicle Thefts 2005-2018

Interactive chart of the Wheeling, West Virginia motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 2005 to 2018.
  • The Wheeling WV motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 78.2 per 100,000 population, a 11.39% decline from 2017.
  • The Wheeling WV motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 88.25 per 100,000 population, a 26.5% decline from 2016.
  • The Wheeling WV motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 120.06 per 100,000 population, a 7.89% decline from 2015.
  • The Wheeling WV motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 130.35 per 100,000 population, a 6.79% 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
Dunbar 7,262 578.35
Charleston 47,470 518.22
Nitro 6,509 245.81
Point Pleasant 4,126 218.13
Mason 941 212.54
St. Albans 10,161 196.83
Beckley 16,234 190.96
South Charleston 12,357 178.04
Alderson 1,151 173.76
Fairmont 18,430 168.20
Kenova 2,979 167.84
Hinton 2,417 165.49
Madison 2,764 144.72
Oak Hill 8,264 121.01
Wellsburg 2,560 117.19
Moundsville 8,417 95.05
Morgantown 30,855 93.99
Barboursville 4,256 93.98
Martinsburg 17,428 86.07
Wheeling 26,855 78.20
Weston 3,953 75.89
Ceredo 1,339 74.68
Williamson 2,745 72.86
Buckhannon 5,516 72.52
Marmet 1,397 71.58
Summersville 3,332 60.02
Bridgeport 8,708 57.42
Ranson 5,292 56.69
Ravenswood 3,720 53.76
Bluefield 9,789 51.08
Vienna 10,306 48.52
Weirton 18,542 43.15
Moorefield 2,417 41.37
Charles Town 6,060 33.00
Shepherdstown 1,757 0.00
Glen Dale 1,398 0.00
Mount Hope 1,297 0.00
Lewisburg 3,917 0.00
Historical
Year Wheeling WV US
2018 78.20 139.49 228.89
2017 88.25 169.84 237.72
2016 120.06 136.60 237.25
2015 130.35 121.83 222.21
2014 139.84 106.02 215.36
2012 165.75 120.32 230.41
2009 188.42 151.50 259.16
2008 197.66 174.38 315.42
2007 247.79 191.88 364.85
2006 296.65 223.10 400.22
2005 297.50 210.57 416.81