Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Morgantown, WV Crime Grade
How Morgantown 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
1/10
vs. West Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Morgantown, WV was 238.6 per 100,000 residents (73 incidents over a population of 30,600). That puts Morgantown Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 27% below the West Virginia statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Morgantown (red), West Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Morgantown 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 | 286.4(89) | 290.3(85) | 352.8(107) | 216.3(66) | 238.6(73) |
| Murder | 6.4(2) | 23.9(7) | 9.9(3) | 13.1(4) | 16.3(5) |
| Rape | 103.0(32) | 64.9(19) | 115.4(35) | 62.3(19) | 49.0(15) |
| Robbery | 19.3(6) | 27.3(8) | 36.3(11) | 19.7(6) | 19.6(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 157.7(49) | 174.2(51) | 191.2(58) | 121.3(37) | 153.6(47) |
| Property crime | 2410.0(749) | 2445.4(716) | 2215.6(672) | 1976.4(603) | 1686.3(516) |
| Burglary | 180.2(56) | 140.0(41) | 138.5(42) | 114.7(35) | 52.3(16) |
| Larceny | 2149.4(668) | 2216.6(649) | 1998.0(606) | 1809.2(552) | 1578.4(483) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 74.0(23) | 88.8(26) | 72.5(22) | 36.1(11) | 52.3(16) |
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: Morgantown'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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