Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Martinsburg, WV Crime Grade
How Martinsburg 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
West Virginia
2/10
vs. West Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Martinsburg, WV was 221.2 per 100,000 residents (42 incidents over a population of 18,989). That puts Martinsburg 39% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 39% below the West Virginia statewide rate of 364.7.
That ranks Martinsburg #2,203 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 42% of them, and #3 of 13 in West Virginia. Violent crime is down 6% year over year and down 36% over the last five years.
Martinsburg, WV crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- West Virginia Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 221.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,203 of 3,771
- WV rank
- #3 of 13
- Safer than
- 42% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 6%
- 5-year change
- down 36%
- Population
- 18,989
- Reporting agency
- Martinsburg Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Martinsburg Police Department (FBI ORI WV0020100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Martinsburg, WV
Also known as
- Martinsburgh
- Martins-Burgh
- Martins Town
- Martinsville
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Martinsburg (red), West Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Martinsburg vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 343.3(60) | 296.4(52) | 222.1(42) | 236.3(45) | 221.2(42) |
| Murder | 5.7(1) | 5.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.3(1) |
| Rape | 91.5(16) | 39.9(7) | 37.0(7) | 42.0(8) | 63.2(12) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 10.6(2) | 21.0(4) | 15.8(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 246.0(43) | 250.8(44) | 174.5(33) | 173.3(33) | 136.9(26) |
| Property crime | 2832.0(495) | 1875.5(329) | 835.5(158) | 1039.7(198) | 1727.3(328) |
| Burglary | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 52.9(10) | 136.5(26) | 136.9(26) |
| Larceny | 2809.1(491) | 1858.4(326) | 761.5(144) | 871.7(166) | 1558.8(296) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.3(1) | 5.3(1) | 15.8(3) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Martinsburg, WV Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Martinsburg Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Martinsburg calculated?
- Martinsburg's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the West Virginia state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to West Virginia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Martinsburg Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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