Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Beckley, WV Crime Grade
How Beckley grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of West Virginia — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
West Virginia
10/10
vs. West Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Beckley, WV was 715.8 per 100,000 residents (117 incidents over a population of 16,345). That puts Beckley 120% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 120% above the West Virginia statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Beckley (red), West Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Beckley vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 774.1(121) | 742.1(125) | 617.4(102) | 604.9(99) | 715.8(117) |
| Murder | 12.8(2) | 5.9(1) | 24.2(4) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 121.5(19) | 83.1(14) | 90.8(15) | 116.1(19) | 128.5(21) |
| Robbery | 83.2(13) | 47.5(8) | 42.4(7) | 55.0(9) | 42.8(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 556.6(87) | 605.6(102) | 460.0(76) | 433.8(71) | 544.5(89) |
| Property crime | 6090.1(952) | 7742.1(1,304) | 7052.1(1,165) | 7955.0(1,302) | 7097.0(1,160) |
| Burglary | 876.4(137) | 801.5(135) | 665.9(110) | 879.8(144) | 636.3(104) |
| Larceny | 4945.0(773) | 6649.6(1,120) | 6083.5(1,005) | 6867.5(1,124) | 6240.4(1,020) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 268.7(42) | 290.9(49) | 296.6(49) | 171.1(28) | 208.0(34) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Beckley's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to West Virginia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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