West Virginia Burglaries 1979-2018
Interactive chart of the West Virginia burglary rate (i.e. the number of burglaries per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
- The West Virginia burglary rate for 2018 was 296.48 per 100,000 population, a 28.71% decline from 2017.
- The West Virginia burglary rate for 2017 was 415.89 per 100,000 population, a 16.67% decline from 2016.
- The West Virginia burglary rate for 2016 was 499.11 per 100,000 population, a 2.94% decline from 2015.
- The West Virginia burglary rate for 2015 was 514.22 per 100,000 population, a 1.48% increase from 2014.
| State Name |
Population |
Rate |
| New Mexico |
2,095,428 |
767.77 |
| Mississippi |
2,986,530 |
697.77 |
| Oklahoma |
3,943,079 |
681.14 |
| Louisiana |
4,659,978 |
668.07 |
| Arkansas |
3,013,825 |
636.83 |
| North Carolina |
10,383,620 |
599.89 |
| Alabama |
4,887,871 |
590.05 |
| Nevada |
3,034,392 |
584.73 |
| South Carolina |
5,084,127 |
579.71 |
| Alaska |
737,438 |
539.57 |
| Washington State |
7,535,591 |
533.48 |
| Tennessee |
6,770,010 |
489.39 |
| Missouri |
6,126,452 |
444.91 |
| Arizona |
7,171,646 |
439.68 |
| Georgia |
10,519,475 |
431.29 |
| Kansas |
2,911,505 |
430.60 |
| California |
39,557,045 |
416.19 |
| Ohio |
11,689,442 |
412.22 |
| Texas |
28,701,845 |
410.81 |
| Hawaii |
1,420,491 |
396.41 |
| Oregon |
4,190,713 |
389.05 |
| Kentucky |
4,468,402 |
384.70 |
| Indiana |
6,691,878 |
377.59 |
| Colorado |
5,695,564 |
375.22 |
| North Dakota |
760,077 |
358.38 |
| Iowa |
3,156,145 |
352.55 |
| Florida |
21,299,325 |
337.72 |
| Delaware |
967,171 |
326.52 |
| Michigan |
9,995,915 |
316.64 |
| Utah |
3,161,105 |
315.33 |
| Maryland |
6,042,718 |
312.64 |
| Illinois |
12,741,080 |
306.72 |
| Montana |
1,062,305 |
306.60 |
| West Virginia |
1,805,832 |
296.48 |
| South Dakota |
882,235 |
291.42 |
| Minnesota |
5,611,179 |
288.44 |
| Idaho |
1,754,208 |
281.61 |
| Nebraska |
1,929,268 |
271.92 |
| Rhode Island |
1,057,315 |
265.77 |
| Wyoming |
577,737 |
263.96 |
| District Of Columbia |
702,455 |
254.54 |
| Wisconsin |
5,813,568 |
242.52 |
| Vermont |
626,299 |
234.23 |
| Connecticut |
3,572,665 |
222.47 |
| New Jersey |
8,908,520 |
215.88 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,807,060 |
211.63 |
| Maine |
1,338,404 |
202.70 |
| Massachusetts |
6,902,149 |
200.84 |
| Virginia |
8,517,685 |
182.84 |
| New York |
19,542,209 |
159.33 |
| New Hampshire |
1,356,458 |
136.16 |
| Year |
West Virginia |
United States |
| 2018 |
296.48 |
376.00 |
| 2017 |
415.89 |
429.67 |
| 2016 |
499.11 |
468.89 |
| 2015 |
514.22 |
494.73 |
| 2014 |
506.72 |
537.19 |
| 2013 |
534.53 |
610.48 |
| 2012 |
617.55 |
672.22 |
| 2011 |
552.32 |
701.29 |
| 2010 |
581.22 |
701.02 |
| 2009 |
659.70 |
717.68 |
| 2008 |
597.42 |
733.04 |
| 2007 |
597.23 |
726.14 |
| 2006 |
636.74 |
733.13 |
| 2005 |
624.78 |
726.95 |
| 2004 |
606.55 |
730.26 |
| 2003 |
579.54 |
741.03 |
| 2002 |
536.16 |
747.03 |
| 2001 |
533.10 |
741.82 |
| 2000 |
546.91 |
728.80 |
| 1999 |
570.19 |
770.37 |
| 1998 |
613.47 |
863.18 |
| 1997 |
586.29 |
919.04 |
| 1996 |
546.50 |
945.00 |
| 1995 |
565.04 |
986.97 |
| 1994 |
585.78 |
1,042.06 |
| 1993 |
599.12 |
1,099.69 |
| 1992 |
622.90 |
1,168.45 |
| 1991 |
666.80 |
1,252.08 |
| 1990 |
657.10 |
1,232.20 |
| 1989 |
626.55 |
1,283.60 |
| 1988 |
610.93 |
1,316.19 |
| 1987 |
603.58 |
1,335.67 |
| 1986 |
625.27 |
1,349.84 |
| 1985 |
618.39 |
1,291.74 |
| 1984 |
648.00 |
1,265.53 |
| 1983 |
684.73 |
1,338.73 |
| 1982 |
717.92 |
1,487.97 |
| 1981 |
775.09 |
1,647.17 |
| 1980 |
738.46 |
1,684.14 |
| 1979 |
636.79 |
1,511.91 |
