Fayetteville, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fayetteville, WV Summary

Crime in Fayetteville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Fayetteville over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Fayetteville:

  • There were 145 total crimes committed in Fayetteville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,151.0 total crimes per 100K people in Fayetteville.
  • The overall crime rate in Fayetteville is 121.62% above the national average.
  • Fayetteville ranks #52 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Fayetteville ranks #9,441 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is 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.

Additional research about crime in West Virginia

Fayetteville Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fayetteville is 5,151.0 per 100,000 people. That's 121.62% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 193.46% higher than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fayetteville
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 145 5,151.0 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 71.0 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 2 71.0 355.9 369.8
Burglary 2 71.0 273.3 269.8
Larceny 141 5,008.9 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 143 5,079.9 1,399.4 1,954.4

Fayetteville Crime Compared To West Virginia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in West Virginia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Fayetteville

2
Violent Crimes
71.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fayetteville is 71.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,407.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.79% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.04% lower than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fayetteville

143
Property Crimes
5,079.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
159.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 143 property crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fayetteville is 5,079.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 159.92% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 263.01% higher than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fayetteville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Charleston, WV 47,350 2,245 4,741.3 4,103.5 637.8
Beckley, WV 16,843 1,422 8,442.7 7,700.5 742.1
South Charleston, WV 13,138 692 5,267.2 4,643.0 624.1
St. Albans, WV 9,646 312 3,234.5 2,892.4 342.1
Oak Hill, WV 7,948 18 226.5 176.1 50.3
Dunbar, WV 6,868 248 3,610.9 3,043.1 567.9
Nitro, WV 6,444 270 4,189.9 4,019.2 170.7
Princeton, WV 5,551 43 774.6 360.3 414.3

Fayetteville SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
5
Amenities
5
Education
7
Commute
4
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