Weirton, WV Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Weirton, WV Summary

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

  • There were 85 total crimes committed in Weirton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 468.3 total crimes per 100K people in Weirton.
  • The overall crime rate in Weirton is -77.90% below the national average.
  • Weirton ranks #7 safest out of 56 cities in West Virginia.
  • Weirton ranks #2,053 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.

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Weirton Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Weirton is 468.3 per 100,000 people. That's -77.90% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -66.81% lower than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,410.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Weirton
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 85 468.3 1,410.8 2,119.2
Murder 2 11.0 5.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 9.7 61.0
Aggravated Assault 15 82.6 185.8 256.0
Violent Crime 25 137.7 248.8 359.0
Burglary 0 0.0 178.3 229.0
Larceny 60 330.6 905.1 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 78.5 259.0
Property Crime 60 330.6 1,161.9 1,760.0

Weirton 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 Weirton

25
Violent Crimes
137.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Weirton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Weirton is 137.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 726.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Weirton each year. That compares to a 1 in 401.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.63% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.64% lower than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 248.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Weirton

60
Property Crimes
330.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 60 property crimes in Weirton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Weirton is 330.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 302.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Weirton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -81.22% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -71.55% lower than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,161.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Weirton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Steubenville, OH 18,037 541 2,999.4 2,877.4 122.0
New Philadelphia, OH 17,362 109 627.8 512.6 115.2
Franklin Park, PA 14,871 43 289.2 215.2 74.0
Dover, OH 12,917 101 781.9 627.1 154.8
Louisville, OH 9,761 83 850.3 758.1 92.2
Canfield, OH 7,588 30 395.4 342.6 52.7
Toronto, OH 5,155 21 407.4 116.4 291.0
Fox Chapel, PA 5,129 15 292.5 292.5 0.0
St. Clairsville, OH 4,938 7 141.8 141.8 0.0

Weirton SnackAbility

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