West Virginia Robberies 1979-2018

Interactive chart of West Virginia robbery statistics (i.e. the number of robberies per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The West Virginia robbery rate for 2018 was 31.68 per 100,000 population, a 14.47% decline from 2017.
  • The West Virginia robbery rate for 2017 was 37.04 per 100,000 population, a 5.92% decline from 2016.
  • The West Virginia robbery rate for 2016 was 39.37 per 100,000 population, a 7.43% decline from 2015.
  • The West Virginia robbery rate for 2015 was 42.53 per 100,000 population, a 20.04% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 343.79
Maryland 6,042,718 160.79
California 39,557,045 137.34
New Mexico 2,095,428 135.06
Nevada 3,034,392 127.27
Alaska 737,438 121.50
Illinois 12,741,080 111.51
Tennessee 6,770,010 106.20
Texas 28,701,845 98.45
Louisiana 4,659,978 98.03
New York 19,542,209 93.07
Arizona 7,171,646 90.96
Delaware 967,171 89.54
Indiana 6,691,878 88.75
Missouri 6,126,452 84.83
Alabama 4,887,871 83.39
North Carolina 10,383,620 81.12
Florida 21,299,325 79.27
Georgia 10,519,475 78.70
Ohio 11,689,442 78.58
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 76.90
Washington State 7,535,591 73.94
New Jersey 8,908,520 71.44
Oklahoma 3,943,079 70.78
South Carolina 5,084,127 69.88
Colorado 5,695,564 66.67
Hawaii 1,420,491 66.60
Connecticut 3,572,665 61.41
Oregon 4,190,713 60.82
Massachusetts 6,902,149 60.02
Wisconsin 5,813,568 60.01
Michigan 9,995,915 56.58
Kentucky 4,468,402 54.99
Mississippi 2,986,530 53.41
Kansas 2,911,505 53.00
Arkansas 3,013,825 52.89
Minnesota 5,611,179 52.47
Rhode Island 1,057,315 42.94
Virginia 8,517,685 42.31
Nebraska 1,929,268 39.19
Utah 3,161,105 39.10
West Virginia 1,805,832 31.68
South Dakota 882,235 29.70
Iowa 3,156,145 29.53
New Hampshire 1,356,458 26.47
Montana 1,062,305 25.32
North Dakota 760,077 20.79
Wyoming 577,737 17.31
Maine 1,338,404 17.04
Idaho 1,754,208 11.40
Vermont 626,299 11.18
Historical Robberies per 100,000 Population
Year West Virginia United States
2018 31.68 86.21
2017 37.04 98.60
2016 39.37 102.90
2015 42.53 102.25
2014 35.43 101.25
2013 35.23 109.04
2012 44.97 113.12
2011 43.24 113.86
2010 41.85 119.32
2009 50.23 133.14
2008 49.38 145.88
2007 46.74 148.31
2006 46.91 150.05
2005 44.98 140.79
2004 42.70 136.71
2003 38.70 142.45
2002 36.40 146.13
2001 39.26 148.45
2000 41.42 144.98
1999 36.58 150.12
1998 37.33 165.47
1997 43.06 186.17
1996 40.36 201.94
1995 42.72 220.89
1994 42.37 237.76
1993 42.97 255.98
1992 43.49 263.69
1991 43.25 272.74
1990 37.92 256.26
1989 42.70 234.31
1988 34.18 222.07
1987 31.15 213.67
1986 41.01 226.03
1985 37.60 209.26
1984 38.11 205.66
1983 44.22 216.67
1982 49.79 238.76
1981 50.18 258.39
1980 48.48 251.09
1979 43.93 218.40