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Charleston Crime Rate Report (West Virginia)

Charleston crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 20 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Charleston for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Charleston in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 67.36% and the city property crime rate in Charleston was higher than the national property crime rate average by 126.97%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Charleston was higher than the violent crime rate in West Virginia by 126.85% and the city property crime rate in Charleston was higher than the property crime rate in West Virginia by 230.75%.

Property and Violent Crime
Charleston Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Charleston Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Charleston Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault188
Arson7
Burglary285
Larceny and Theft1,233
Motor Vehicle Theft83
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape27
Robbery34
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,182
Property Crime1,601
Violent Crime252
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault108
Arson13
Burglary171
Larceny and Theft747
Motor Vehicle Theft57
Murder and Manslaughter5
Rape29
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,557
Property Crime976
Violent Crime140

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Charleston Property Crime

Charleston Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Charleston Crime 2025

Charleston Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Charleston Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Charleston Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Charleston, 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 Charleston crime report data for 2026 was projected from 20 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

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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