Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Charleston, WV Crime Grade
How South 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
7/10
vs. West Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Charleston, WV was 445.6 per 100,000 residents (58 incidents over a population of 13,017). That puts South Charleston 37% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 37% above the West Virginia statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Charleston (red), West Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South 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 | 446.0(53) | 631.8(83) | 571.6(74) | 488.6(64) | 445.6(58) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 7.6(1) | 38.6(5) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 42.1(5) | 45.7(6) | 7.7(1) | 22.9(3) | 46.1(6) |
| Robbery | 16.8(2) | 22.8(3) | 30.9(4) | 22.9(3) | 7.7(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 387.1(46) | 555.6(73) | 494.4(64) | 442.8(58) | 391.8(51) |
| Property crime | 5141.4(611) | 4742.0(623) | 4711.9(610) | 5550.5(727) | 5362.2(698) |
| Burglary | 462.8(55) | 304.5(40) | 370.8(48) | 282.5(37) | 338.0(44) |
| Larceny | 4400.9(523) | 4224.4(555) | 4186.6(542) | 5084.7(666) | 4909.0(639) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 252.4(30) | 190.3(25) | 139.0(18) | 175.6(23) | 107.6(14) |
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: South 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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