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

Victor Shoemaker

Missing: May 01, 1994
Victor Shoemaker, a 5-year-old boy from Kirby, West Virginia, was reported missing on May 1, 1994. H ...Read More

Janet Baker

Missing: Mar 18, 2000
Janet Baker, a 38-year-old woman from Charleston, West Virginia, was reported missing on March 18, 2 ...Read More

Marshall Priestley

Missing: Feb 29, 2016
Marshall Priestley, a 39-year-old man from Cross Lanes, West Virginia, was reported missing on Febru ...Read More

Melissa Moreland

Missing: Oct 24, 1987
Melissa Moreland, a 21-year-old woman from Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, was reported missing on ...Read More

James Brady

Missing: Sep 01, 1965
James Brady, a 35-year-old man from Logan, West Virginia, was reported missing on September 1, 1965. ...Read More

Oakley McKee

Missing: Jun 25, 1992
Oakley McKee, a 69-year-old man from Wayne, West Virginia, was reported missing on June 25, 1992. Kn ...Read More

Eddie Frasher

Missing: Oct 27, 1984
Eddie Frasher, a 42-year-old man from Huntington, West Virginia, was reported missing on October 27, ...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

Kyle Kincaid

Missing: Feb 02, 2019
Kyle Kincaid, a 28-year-old man from Huntington, West Virginia, was reported missing on February 2, ...Read More

Kathleen Farmer

Missing: Mar 20, 1984
Kathleen Farmer, a 38-year-old woman from Parkersburg, West Virginia, was reported missing on March ...Read More
Featured West Virginia Murder Cases

Leah Hickman

Murdered: Dec 21, 2007
Leah Hickman had a promising future. The 21-year-old was a journalism student at Marshall University ...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