Moundsville, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Moundsville:

  • There were 143 total crimes committed in Moundsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,779.5 total crimes per 100K people in Moundsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Moundsville is -23.44% below the national average.
  • Moundsville ranks #35 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Moundsville ranks #6,036 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

Moundsville Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Moundsville is 1,779.5 per 100,000 people. That's -23.44% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.38% higher than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Moundsville
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 143 1,779.5 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 12.4 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 336.0 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 35 435.5 355.9 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 273.3 269.8
Larceny 108 1,344.0 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 108 1,344.0 1,399.4 1,954.4

Moundsville 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 Moundsville

35
Violent Crimes
435.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
17.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Moundsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Moundsville is 435.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Moundsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 17.78% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 22.38% higher than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Moundsville

108
Property Crimes
1,344.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 108 property crimes in Moundsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Moundsville is 1,344.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.4 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 -31.23% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.96% lower than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 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
Crafton, PA 6,178 211 3,415.3 3,172.5 242.8
St. Clairsville, OH 5,021 5 99.6 39.8 59.7
Bellaire, OH 3,808 30 787.8 498.9 288.9
Bridgeport, OH 1,559 5 320.7 320.7 0.0
Glen Dale, WV 1,467 13 886.2 886.2 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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