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Charles Town Crime Rate Report (West Virginia)

Charles Town crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 13 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Charles Town for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2024.

The city violent crime rate for Charles Town in 2024 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 79.59% and the city property crime rate in Charles Town was lower than the national property crime rate average by 29.92%.

In 2024 the city violent crime rate in Charles Town was lower than the violent crime rate in West Virginia by 70.24% and the city property crime rate in Charles Town was higher than the property crime rate in West Virginia by 6.21%.

Property and Violent Crime
Charles Town Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Charles Town Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Charles Town Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2024 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault3
Arson0
Burglary26
Larceny and Theft69
Motor Vehicle Theft5
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)106
Property Crime100
Violent Crime6
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault4
Arson0
Burglary29
Larceny and Theft31
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)68
Property Crime62
Violent Crime8

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Charles Town Property Crime

Charles Town Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Charles Town Crime 2024

Charles Town Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Charles Town Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Charles Town Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Charles Town, West Virginia crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Charles Town crime report data for 2026 was projected from 13 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2024.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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