Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Fairmont, WV Crime Grade
How Fairmont 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
8/10
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 Fairmont, WV was 395.0 per 100,000 residents (71 incidents over a population of 17,976). That puts Fairmont 21% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 21% above the West Virginia statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Fairmont (red), West Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Fairmont 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 | 561.8(103) | 413.9(75) | 606.0(110) | 520.3(94) | 395.0(71) |
| Murder | 5.5(1) | 5.5(1) | 16.5(3) | 0.0(0) | 11.1(2) |
| Rape | 109.1(20) | 66.2(12) | 71.6(13) | 99.6(18) | 61.2(11) |
| Robbery | 10.9(2) | 27.6(5) | 16.5(3) | 16.6(3) | 27.8(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 436.3(80) | 314.6(57) | 501.3(91) | 404.1(73) | 294.8(53) |
| Property crime | 1636.2(300) | 1434.8(260) | 1382.7(251) | 1345.1(243) | 1196.0(215) |
| Burglary | 441.8(81) | 309.0(56) | 258.9(47) | 171.6(31) | 139.1(25) |
| Larceny | 965.4(177) | 998.8(181) | 980.6(178) | 1073.8(194) | 962.4(173) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 174.5(32) | 99.3(18) | 99.2(18) | 77.5(14) | 44.5(8) |
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: Fairmont'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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