West Virginia

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In 2022, 278 violent crime incidents per 100,000 residents were reported to police in West Virginia. This is 13 percent lower than the violent crime rate in 2012.

The crime rate in West Virginia in 2022 was 27 percent lower than the United States average.

In 2022, 60 percent of violent crimes reported to police in West Virginia were not solved. This is 8 percentage points higher than the unsolved rate in 2012.

  • Capital:  Charleston
  • Population:  1,815,857
  • Area:  24,230 sq mi
  • Violent Crime Rank:  36th
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Featured West Virginia Missing Cases

Michael Johnson

Missing: Aug 10, 2017
Michael Johnson, a 54-year-old man from Philippi, West Virginia, was reported missing on August 10, ...Read More

Ardie Curry

Missing: Apr 14, 2017
Ardie Curry, a 74-year-old man from Glen White, West Virginia, was last seen on April 14, 2017. At t ...Read More

Mark Coles

Missing: Oct 30, 2022
Mark Coles, a 68-year-old man from Rand, West Virginia, was reported missing on October 30, 2022. Kn ...Read More

Linda Emerson

Missing: Apr 21, 2021
Linda Emerson, a 51-year-old woman from Great Cacapon, West Virginia, was reported missing on April ...Read More

Bonnie Hutton

Missing: Feb 13, 1983
Bonnie's daughter, Cindy Dort, was born in 1958 to Bonnie and her husband, David Gay. Cindy was take ...Read More

Melanie Metheny

Missing: Jul 19, 2006
Melanie Metheny, a 21-year-old woman from Belle, West Virginia, was reported missing on July 19, 200 ...Read More

Cathy Huffman

Missing: Nov 04, 1985
On November 4, 1985, 19-year-old Cathy Huffman was reported missing from Franklin, West Virginia. He ...Read More

Robert Shaffer

Missing: Jul 01, 2010
Robert Shaffer, a 24-year-old man from Charleston, West Virginia, was reported missing on July 1, 20 ...Read More

Starina Woods

Missing: Mar 10, 2016
Starina Woods, a 34-year-old woman from Charleston, West Virginia, was reported missing on March 10, ...Read More

Franklin Jones

Missing: Jan 07, 2009
Franklin Jones, a 65-year-old man from Point Pleasant, West Virginia, was reported missing on Januar ...Read More
Featured West Virginia Murder Cases

Clayton Vanlier Peck

Murdered: Mar 23, 2023
Clayton Vanlier Peck, a 22-year-old from Frostburg, Maryland, and formerly of Piedmont, West Virgini ...Read More

Henry C. Schrader

Murdered: Sep 05, 2023
Henry Christopher Schrader, aged 59, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, in Mount Hope, West ...Read More

James Clifton Bailey

Murdered: May 19, 2024
James Clifton Bailey, aged 41, passed away on May 19, 2024, at his country family home in Walker, We ...Read More

Joseph Tanner

Murdered: Sep 11, 2024
On September 11, 2024, a tragic shooting occurred at the Beaver Lake Campground in Calvin, Nicholas ...Read More

Keri Michelle Billings

Murdered: Oct 09, 2023
Keri Michelle Billings, a 32-year-old resident of Bluefield, West Virginia, passed away unexpectedly ...Read More

Roberta Elam

Murdered: Jun 13, 1977
Roberta Ann Elam, also known as Robin, was about to make a big decision in her life: the time had co ...Read More

Marissa Brandjes

Murdered: Jun 24, 2024
On June 24, 2024, the body of 34-year-old Marissa Brandjes was discovered in Harts, West Virginia. T ...Read More

Deborah Lynn Harless

Murdered: Sep 07, 2023
Deborah Lynn Harless, a 59-year-old resident of South Charleston, West Virginia, tragically passed a ...Read More

William Wayne Harmon III

Murdered: Jun 24, 2024
On June 24, 2024, William Wayne Harmon III, a 31-year-old resident of Culloden, West Virginia, was f ...Read More

Sara Smith

Murdered: Feb 21, 2024
Sara Elizabeth Smith, a 54-year-old resident of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, died on February 21, ...Read More

Cory Maynard

Murdered: Jun 02, 2023
Sergeant Cory Maynard, a 38-year-old member of the West Virginia State Police, tragically lost his l ...Read More