Beckley, WV Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Beckley, WV Summary

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

  • There were 1,422 total crimes committed in Beckley the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 8,442.7 total crimes per 100K people in Beckley.
  • The overall crime rate in Beckley is 263.25% above the national average.
  • Beckley ranks #54 safest out of 54 cities in West Virginia.
  • Beckley ranks #9,781 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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Beckley Vs West Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Beckley is 8,442.7 per 100,000 people. That's 263.25% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 380.99% higher than the West Virginia total crime rate of 1,755.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Beckley
/ 100k People
West Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,422 8,442.7 1,755.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.9 6.6 6.3
Robbery 8 47.5 20.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 101 599.7 282.1 268.2
Violent Crime 125 742.1 355.9 369.8
Burglary 134 795.6 273.3 269.8
Larceny 1,114 6,614.0 998.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 49 290.9 127.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,297 7,700.5 1,399.4 1,954.4

Beckley 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 Beckley

125
Violent Crimes
742.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
100.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 125 violent crimes in Beckley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Beckley is 742.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 134.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Beckley each year. That compares to a 1 in 281.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 100.69% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 108.53% higher than the West Virginia violent crime rate of 355.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Beckley

1,297
Property Crimes
7,700.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
294.01%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,297 property crimes in Beckley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Beckley is 7,700.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 13.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Beckley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 294.01% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 450.28% higher than the West Virginia property crime rate of 1,399.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Beckley

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
Bluefield, WV 9,411 139 1,477.0 85.0 1,392.0
Oak Hill, WV 7,948 18 226.5 176.1 50.3
Princeton, WV 5,551 43 774.6 360.3 414.3
Bluefield, VA 4,957 262 5,285.5 4,962.7 322.8

Beckley SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9
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