Charles Town, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Charles Town, WV Summary

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

  • There were 66 total crimes committed in Charles Town the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,082.3 total crimes per 100K people in Charles Town.
  • The overall crime rate in Charles Town is -53.43% below the national average.
  • Charles Town ranks #19 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Charles Town ranks #4,019 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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Charles Town Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Charles Town is 1,082.3 per 100,000 people. That's -53.43% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -38.34% lower than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Charles Town
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 66 1,082.3 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 1 16.4 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 131.2 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 9 147.6 355.9 369.8
Burglary 27 442.8 273.3 269.8
Larceny 25 410.0 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 82.0 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 57 934.7 1,399.4 1,954.4

Charles Town 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 Charles Town

9
Violent Crimes
147.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Charles Town in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Charles Town is 147.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 677.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Charles Town each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.09% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.53% lower than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Charles Town

57
Property Crimes
934.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 57 property crimes in Charles Town in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Charles Town is 934.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Charles Town each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.17% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.20% lower than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Charles Town SnackAbility

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