Charles Town, WV Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Charles Town is 1,028.9 per 100,000 people. That's -56.14% lower than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and -41.38% lower than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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• You have a 1 in 680.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Charles Town each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Charles Town is 147.0 per 100,000 people.
• That's -62.10% lower than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -58.70% lower than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 113.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Charles Town each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Charles Town is 881.9 per 100,000 people.
• That's -54.96% lower than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And -36.98% lower than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.