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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Alfred Gibbons Aliayah Lunsford Alyssa Smith Andrew Jeffries Angela Gwinn-Stephens Annita Price Ardie Curry Barbara Thomason Bertha Sistrunk Billy Hayes Bobby Adams Bonnie Hutton Breeanna Pugh Brenda Lambert Brenda Mackey Brian Cook Brittany Duff Cameron Bowers Carl Barksdale Jr. Carl Nicholson Cassie Sheetz Catherine McMillion Cathy Huffman Chandice Cochran Charlene Hollenback Johnson Satterfield Charles Hackett Charles Taylor CHRISTA MERRILL Christopher May Clarden Rowan JR Colby MacMillan Connie Klomp Dalton Timothy Daniel Windley Darlene Fleshman Darleta Hurt Daryl Smith David Adkins David Bleaney David Gray Deborah Hunter Dee-Ann Keene Dennis Powell Derick McCain Dorothy Davis Earnest Francis Eddie Frasher Edward Bartram Elbert Hall Erica Enicks Faith Willis Franklin Jones Frank Angle Gary Burkes Georgia Stone Gerald Smith Grace Smith Gretchen Fleming Grover Vance Harold Pack Hevin Jenkins James Brady James Horne James Mathis Janet Baker Jasmine Cruz Jason Adkins Jeanna Mayle Jeffrey Ruggles Jennifer Killough Jeremiah Erb Jeremy Van Meter Jerry Holcomb Johnathon Woodward John DeMarino John Scarbrough Juanita Reedy Juan Trechsel-Valerio Katha Holton Kathleen Farmer Kenneth Hamm Kenneth Parsons Kevin Flythe Kimberly Jones Kyle Kincaid Lanny Beatty Leo Sweeney Linda Emerson Lisa Crouse Lonnie Eplin Lora Skaggs Lori Sines Luke Stout Lulu Sharp Lynn DeBerry Marcus Stalnaker Mark Coles Mark Cook Mark Green Marshall Priestley Marsha Ferber Mary Beatty Mary Fiano Mary Friend Mary O'dell Mazie Sigmon-Palmer Melanie Metheny Melissa Moreland Melody Anderson Melvin Delong Michael Dillard Michael Johnson Morgan Baker Morten Aigeltinger Nancy Green Natasha Carter Nicholas Shinn Nicole Lockhart Oakley McKee Richard Arnold Richard Ceglie Richard Webb Robert Shaffer Robert Spessert Ronald Seabolt Roy Mahan Samantha Burns Samuel Riser Seif Mahssen Shane Deenis Sheila Pierce Sherry Myers Starina Woods Steven Berry Susan Roop Susan Scearce Tammy Daniel Thomas Spangler Tommy DeBerry Victor Shoemaker Walter Edmunds Wanda Branham Weise Denny William "Nick" Daniel William Crawford Willie Williams
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Alexis BeardAlisha Brooke CarnefixAmber Yvonne AdkinsAnthony John CongoAnthony SouvanlasyArrien PorterfieldAustin PorterBeverly HensleyBillie Joe ParkerBrenda TilleyCaden MartinCamie RiderChad Christopher MinorCharles CJ Mentz Jr.Charles Echols IIIChristy L RoseberryClayton Vanlier PeckCody CarlinCory MaynardCory Tyler Garvin-WardCraig KinderDallion Corbet LewisDavid BennettDavid Matthew MazzaDeborah Lynn HarlessDimitri ColemanDontae Michael CarrollEdward Lee Tennant Jr.Elizabeth Anne HaerrFelicia Jean GoffHannah WilsonHenry C. SchraderHoward Dwaine Wayne BryantJames Clifton BaileyJames Hurley SchraderJarred Lee MeltonJason PerryJeffrey Brian BoydJennifer ConleyJennifer Leigh HribarJermaine JohnsonJerrad Paul CaseyJessica SmithJonathan Eric ChenowethJordan Nicole BettinoJoseph Michael NelsonJoseph TannerJulia Nell WicklineJyilek Zyiare HarringtonKarhlyle HopkinsKeri Michelle BillingsKoda Bryson JarrettLashawn Deondre SheltonLeah HickmanLeona Mae EdwardsLorelei KingLorne Matthew AtkinsMalindia Rose BryantMalique Shaquille MedleyMarissa BrandjesMark Steven WirthMicah DickersonMichael OlsMichelle DanielsMorgan Lee Lott (Stutler)Natasha Kay Lee CollinsNathaniel “Nate” Russell LayfieldNy’Asia Nicole CulbertsonPatricia Ann AlgerPreston L. ‘Patch’ HigginsQuran Eli WallaceRamon Shakir GouxRashad Malika AltonRichard Demoan HallRichard E. CrowderRoberta ElamSara SmithShaileshbhai PatelSharon CrawfordStephen James StephensSteven LoftisTammy Sue JonesTanner James TalbottTaylor M. AlbertTeresa Elizabeth JeffriesTerry HolsteinTevin Zackary Randy JacksonThomas J PlattThomas PuffinbergerTravis OsborneTraysouan RobertsonWalter Webster Elmore IIWilliam Wayne Harmon IIIWyatt Ray Eaves NibertZion MitchellZoe Eleni Antoniou
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