Table 8

WEST VIRGINIA
Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
by State by City, 2005

City	Population	Violent crime	Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	Forcible rape	Robbery	Aggravated assault	Property crime	Burglary	Larceny-theft	Motor vehicle theft	Arson¹
Albright	248	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alderson	1,097	2	0	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	0
Athens	1,092	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barboursville	3,201	6	0	0	1	5	358	35	313	10	0
Beckley	17,008	120	0	2	20	98	1,262	163	1,023	76	4
Belington	1,792	2	0	0	0	2	5	1	4	0	0
Benwood	1,513	4	0	0	0	4	3	2	1	0	0
Bethany	992	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bethlehem	2,558	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	6	1	0
Bluefield	11,231	50	1	0	12	37	321	101	191	29	5
Bradshaw	267	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Bramwell	416	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Bridgeport	7,468	2	0	0	0	2	279	25	248	6	0
Buckhannon	5,871	6	0	0	0	6	90	20	59	11	0
Cameron	1,161	4	0	0	0	4	9	1	7	1	0
Ceredo	1,647	5	0	0	0	5	28	7	18	3	0
Chapmanville	1,154	14	0	0	2	12	84	9	65	10	0
Charleston	51,728	555	7	16	128	404	3,836	818	2,712	306	28
Chesapeake	1,582	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	4	2	0
Chester	2,458	0	0	0	0	0	37	7	28	2	1
Clarksburg	16,536	87	3	9	12	63	804	163	595	46	10
Clearview	568	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dunbar	7,843	26	0	2	2	22	378	97	240	41	6
East Bank	905	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	0	0
Elkins	7,026	26	1	6	3	16	216	48	152	16	2
Fairmont	19,008	54	0	12	19	23	480	127	316	37	13
Fairview	436	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fayetteville	2,672	0	0	0	0	0	30	3	26	1	0
Follansbee	3,014	3	0	0	2	1	12	3	9	0	0
Glasgow	754	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0
Glen Dale	1,491	0	0	0	0	0	42	9	33	0	1
Glenville	1,476	2	0	1	0	1	20	8	11	1	0
Grafton	5,393	5	0	0	0	5	40	22	16	2	0
Handley	348	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harpers Ferry/Bolivar	1,379	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0
Hartford City	520	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Henderson	318	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hundred	333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Huntington	49,932	325	11	36	164	114	3,677	1,071	2,296	310	28
Hurricane	5,793	8	0	0	1	7	139	8	116	15	1
Kenova	3,426	11	0	0	1	10	183	16	151	16	0
Kermit	228	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keyser	5,507	17	0	1	4	12	171	23	139	9	0
Kimball	366	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kingwood	2,916	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lewisburg	3,592	2	0	2	0	0	76	6	68	2	0
Logan	1,560	16	1	0	7	8	317	42	268	7	3
Mabscott	1,370	3	0	0	0	3	21	1	17	3	0
Man	726	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0
Mannington	2,090	1	0	0	0	1	8	2	6	0	0
Marlinton	1,272	2	0	0	0	2	12	3	8	1	0
Marmet	1,640	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	0
Martinsburg	15,648	87	0	1	30	56	982	98	840	44	3
Masontown	645	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0
Matoaka	309	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0
McMechen	1,858	0	0	0	0	0	11	2	9	0	0
Milton	2,279	1	0	0	1	0	36	8	26	2	0
Monongah	916	1	0	0	0	1	13	4	9	0	0
Montgomery	2,025	0	0	0	0	0	49	7	41	1	0
Moorefield	2,413	12	0	2	1	9	40	6	32	2	0
Morgantown	28,183	109	0	21	30	58	1,030	251	758	21	6
Moundsville	9,703	13	1	2	1	9	269	72	180	17	2
Mullens	1,679	1	0	0	0	1	9	1	7	1	0
New Cumberland	1,051	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0
New Haven	1,538	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	4	0	0
New Martinsville	5,765	3	0	1	0	2	64	14	45	5	1
Northfork	463	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nutter Fort	1,653	4	0	0	0	4	18	5	11	2	0
Oceana	1,493	5	0	0	0	5	81	11	67	3	1
Paden City	2,738	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0
Parkersburg	32,186	140	3	12	30	95	1,645	347	1,191	107	25
Pennsboro	1,195	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0
Philippi	2,783	10	0	1	1	8	92	31	56	5	1
Poca	1,025	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	6	0	0
Point Pleasant	4,539	8	0	0	2	6	263	74	180	9	3
Princeton	6,248	70	1	1	14	54	419	100	300	19	3
Rainelle	1,511	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ranson	3,435	6	0	1	0	5	16	4	9	3	0
Ravenswood	4,016	7	1	0	0	6	29	5	21	3	0
Ripley	3,282	9	0	0	2	7	86	11	73	2	0
Rivesville	914	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Romney	1,962	1	0	0	0	1	12	3	8	1	1
Ronceverte	1,547	4	0	0	0	4	17	3	14	0	1
Rowlesburg	616	4	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0
Smithers	864	4	0	0	2	2	34	5	29	0	0
South Charleston	12,880	55	2	7	10	36	606	87	471	48	5
Spencer	2,279	4	0	0	0	4	86	14	70	2	0
St. Albans	11,182	20	0	0	0	20	407	89	268	50	4
St. Marys	1,977	3	0	0	0	3	7	1	5	1	0
Stonewood	1,844	3	0	0	0	3	8	2	5	1	0
Terra Alta	1,484	2	0	0	0	2	14	3	10	1	0
Triadelphia	785	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vienna	10,776	18	0	0	3	15	339	20	312	7	0
Wardensville	247	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Welch	2,417	16	0	0	0	16	153	31	116	6	0
West Logan	400	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0
West Milford	645	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Weston	4,230	2	0	0	0	2	3	0	3	0	0
Westover	3,925	20	0	0	3	17	98	27	66	5	0
West Union	804	0	0	0	0	0	11	7	3	1	0
Wheeling	29,916	138	0	20	32	86	961	227	645	89	5
White Sulphur Springs	2,378	5	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0
Williamson	3,218	13	0	0	0	13	70	16	46	8	2
Williamstown	2,949	1	0	0	0	1	55	7	48	0	0
Winfield	1,979	4	0	0	0	4	27	1	26	0	0

¹ The FBI does not publish arson data unless it receives data from either the agency or the state for all 12 months of the calendar year.

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