Huntington, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Huntington, WV Summary

Crime in Huntington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Huntington 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 Huntington:

  • There were 1,562 total crimes committed in Huntington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,429.4 total crimes per 100K people in Huntington.
  • The overall crime rate in Huntington is 47.55% above the national average.
  • Huntington ranks #43 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Huntington ranks #8,563 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

Huntington Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Huntington is 3,429.4 per 100,000 people. That's 47.55% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 95.38% higher than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Huntington
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,562 3,429.4 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 6 13.2 6.6 6.3
Robbery 36 79.0 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 215 472.0 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 288 632.3 355.9 369.8
Burglary 236 518.1 273.3 269.8
Larceny 871 1,912.3 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 167 366.7 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,274 2,797.1 1,399.4 1,954.4

Huntington 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 Huntington

288
Violent Crimes
632.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
70.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 288 violent crimes in Huntington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Huntington is 632.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 158.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Huntington each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 70.99% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 77.67% higher than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Huntington

1,274
Property Crimes
2,797.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
43.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,274 property crimes in Huntington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Huntington is 2,797.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Huntington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 43.12% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 99.88% higher than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Huntington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ashland, KY 21,300 566 2,657.3 2,469.5 187.8
Ironton, OH 10,312 76 737.0 591.5 145.5
Flatwoods, KY 7,231 36 497.9 428.7 69.1
Barboursville, WV 4,264 91 2,134.1 2,134.1 0.0
Russell, KY 3,656 37 1,012.0 902.6 109.4
Kenova, WV 2,940 28 952.4 952.4 0.0
Raceland, KY 2,321 11 473.9 430.8 43.1
Catlettsburg, KY 1,724 23 1,334.1 1,276.1 58.0
Ceredo, WV 1,372 17 1,239.1 947.5 291.5

Huntington SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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