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West Virginia
Wheeling
Wheeling crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 17 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Wheeling for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Wheeling in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 150.31% and the city property crime rate in Wheeling was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 5.6%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Wheeling was higher than the
violent crime rate in West Virginia
by 239.28% and the city property crime rate in Wheeling was higher than the
property crime rate in West Virginia
by 53.89%.
Property and Violent Crime
Wheeling Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
187
Arson
2
Burglary
112
Larceny and Theft
296
Motor Vehicle Theft
11
Murder and Manslaughter
1
Rape
19
Robbery
5
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
557
Property Crime
419
Violent Crime
212
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
228
Arson
2
Burglary
129
Larceny and Theft
317
Motor Vehicle Theft
26
Murder and Manslaughter
1
Rape
22
Robbery
4
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
610
Property Crime
472
Violent Crime
256
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Wheeling, 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 Wheeling crime report data for 2026 was projected from 17 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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