Madison, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Madison, WV Summary

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

  • There were 31 total crimes committed in Madison the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,115.5 total crimes per 100K people in Madison.
  • The overall crime rate in Madison is -52.00% below the national average.
  • Madison ranks #20 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Madison ranks #4,120 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.

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Madison Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Madison is 1,115.5 per 100,000 people. That's -52.00% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -36.45% lower than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Madison
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 31 1,115.5 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 287.9 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 9 323.9 355.9 369.8
Burglary 6 215.9 273.3 269.8
Larceny 15 539.8 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 36.0 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 22 791.7 1,399.4 1,954.4

Madison 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 Madison

9
Violent Crimes
323.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Madison in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Madison is 323.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 308.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Madison each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.42% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -9.00% lower than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Madison

22
Property Crimes
791.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 property crimes in Madison in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Madison is 791.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 126.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Madison each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.49% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.43% lower than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Madison

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
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
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

Madison SnackAbility

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