Moundsville, WV Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Moundsville, WV Summary

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

  • There were 140 total crimes committed in Moundsville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,813.9 total crimes per 100K people in Moundsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Moundsville is -14.41% below the national average.
  • Moundsville ranks #35 safest out of 56 cities in West Virginia.
  • Moundsville ranks #6,831 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in West Virginia

Moundsville Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Moundsville is 1,813.9 per 100,000 people. That's -14.41% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 28.58% higher than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,410.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Moundsville
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 140 1,813.9 1,410.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 9.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 181.4 185.8 256.0
Violent Crime 18 233.2 248.8 359.0
Burglary 0 0.0 178.3 229.0
Larceny 122 1,580.7 905.1 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 78.5 259.0
Property Crime 122 1,580.7 1,161.9 1,760.0

Moundsville Crime Compared To West Virginia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in West Virginia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Moundsville

18
Violent Crimes
233.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Moundsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Moundsville is 233.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 428.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Moundsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 401.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.04% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.27% lower than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 248.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Moundsville

122
Property Crimes
1,580.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-10.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 122 property crimes in Moundsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Moundsville is 1,580.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 63.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Moundsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -10.19% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 36.04% higher than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,161.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Moundsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Whitehall, PA 14,475 89 614.9 518.1 96.7
Pleasant Hills, PA 8,268 99 1,197.4 1,185.3 12.1
Castle Shannon, PA 8,039 28 348.3 323.4 24.9
Dormont, PA 7,833 51 651.1 574.5 76.6
Crafton, PA 6,242 144 2,307.0 2,082.7 224.3
St. Clairsville, OH 4,938 7 141.8 141.8 0.0

Moundsville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
4
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