Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Weirton, WV Crime Grade
How Weirton 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
3/10
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 Weirton, WV was 82.8 per 100,000 residents (15 incidents over a population of 18,123). That puts Weirton 75% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 75% below the West Virginia statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks Weirton #923 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 76% of them, and #1 of 13 in West Virginia. Violent crime is down 40% year over year and up 25% over the last five years.
Weirton, WV crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- West Virginia Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 82.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #923 of 3,771
- WV rank
- #1 of 13
- Safer than
- 76% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 40%
- 5-year change
- up 25%
- Population
- 18,123
- Reporting agency
- Weirton Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Weirton Police Department (FBI ORI WV0150200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Weirton (red), West Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Weirton 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 66.3(12) | 94.9(17) | 91.7(17) | 137.7(25) | 82.8(15) |
| Murder | 11.0(2) | 5.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 11.0(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 16.6(3) | 33.5(6) | 37.7(7) | 44.1(8) | 11.0(2) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 38.7(7) | 55.8(10) | 53.9(10) | 82.6(15) | 71.7(13) |
| Property crime | 132.5(24) | 240.1(43) | 399.1(74) | 330.6(60) | 331.1(60) |
| Burglary | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Larceny | 132.5(24) | 228.9(41) | 377.5(70) | 330.6(60) | 331.1(60) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Weirton, 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 Weirton 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 Weirton calculated?
- Weirton'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 Weirton 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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