Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Charleston, WV Crime Grade
How Charleston 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
West Virginia
6/10
vs. West Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Charleston, WV was 548.3 per 100,000 residents (252 incidents over a population of 45,958). That puts Charleston Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 69% above the West Virginia statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Charleston (red), West Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Charleston 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 | 711.8(323) | 682.2(323) | 607.9(282) | 542.7(251) | 548.3(252) |
| Murder | 22.0(10) | 21.1(10) | 12.9(6) | 13.0(6) | 6.5(3) |
| Rape | 74.9(34) | 95.0(45) | 105.6(49) | 58.4(27) | 58.7(27) |
| Robbery | 99.2(45) | 82.4(39) | 73.3(34) | 54.1(25) | 74.0(34) |
| Aggravated assault | 515.7(234) | 483.6(229) | 416.0(193) | 417.3(193) | 409.1(188) |
| Property crime | 3986.5(1,809) | 4468.8(2,116) | 3819.8(1,772) | 3148.0(1,456) | 3498.8(1,608) |
| Burglary | 844.0(383) | 939.8(445) | 786.8(365) | 655.1(303) | 620.1(285) |
| Larceny | 2732.6(1,240) | 3134.1(1,484) | 2690.2(1,248) | 2281.0(1,055) | 2682.9(1,233) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 370.2(168) | 331.6(157) | 299.6(139) | 183.8(85) | 180.6(83) |
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: Charleston'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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