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Property crimes in West Virginia

Property crimes in West Virginia was 18,602 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 7.5% from 2024. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count18,602
Change on 2024-7.5%
Rank40th of 51US states ranked
Series high47,9412006
Series low18,6022025

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Property crimes in West Virginia, 1979 to 2025

10K20K30K40K50K19791986199320002007201420251979: 40,513 count1980: 45,719 count1981: 47,681 count1982: 45,514 count1983: 44,158 count1984: 42,313 count1985: 40,401 count1986: 41,301 count1987: 38,953 count1988: 39,703 count1989: 41,154 count1990: 41,855 count1991: 44,528 count1992: 43,455 count1993: 42,300 count1994: 42,136 count1995: 41,093 count1996: 41,510 count1997: 40,868 count1998: 41,627 count1999: 42,825 count2000: 41,344 count2001: 41,085 count2002: 41,099 count2003: 42,370 count2004: 46,326 count2005: 47,757 count2006: 47,941 count2007: 45,620 count2008: 45,971 count2009: 46,215 count2010: 41,301 count2011: 39,009 count2012: 44,500 count2013: 39,929 count2014: 38,282 count2015: 38,694 count2016: 37,282 count2017: 32,560 count2018: 27,888 count2019: 27,327 count2020: 24,976 count2021: 24,225 count2022: 23,663 count2023: 21,042 count2024: 20,103 count2025: 18,602 count10K20K30K40K50K19791995201120251979: 40,513 count1980: 45,719 count1981: 47,681 count1982: 45,514 count1983: 44,158 count1984: 42,313 count1985: 40,401 count1986: 41,301 count1987: 38,953 count1988: 39,703 count1989: 41,154 count1990: 41,855 count1991: 44,528 count1992: 43,455 count1993: 42,300 count1994: 42,136 count1995: 41,093 count1996: 41,510 count1997: 40,868 count1998: 41,627 count1999: 42,825 count2000: 41,344 count2001: 41,085 count2002: 41,099 count2003: 42,370 count2004: 46,326 count2005: 47,757 count2006: 47,941 count2007: 45,620 count2008: 45,971 count2009: 46,215 count2010: 41,301 count2011: 39,009 count2012: 44,500 count2013: 39,929 count2014: 38,282 count2015: 38,694 count2016: 37,282 count2017: 32,560 count2018: 27,888 count2019: 27,327 count2020: 24,976 count2021: 24,225 count2022: 23,663 count2023: 21,042 count2024: 20,103 count2025: 18,602 count
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-08-14.
All 47 values
Periodcount
202518,602
202420,103
202321,042
202223,663
202124,225
202024,976
201927,327
201827,888
201732,560
201637,282
201538,694
201438,282
201339,929
201244,500
201139,009
201041,301
200946,215
200845,971
200745,620
200647,941
200547,757
200446,326
200342,370
200241,099
200141,085
200041,344
199942,825
199841,627
199740,868
199641,510
199541,093
199442,136
199342,300
199243,455
199144,528
199041,855
198941,154
198839,703
198738,953
198641,301
198540,401
198442,313
198344,158
198245,514
198147,681
198045,719
197940,513

Compared with United States

Place2025
West Virginia18,602
United States5,245,768

West Virginia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 75,912 countAlaska: 13,955 countArizona: 115,387 countArkansas: 51,235 countCalifornia: 705,345 countColorado: 128,884 countConnecticut: 42,270 countDelaware: 16,527 countDistrict of Columbia: 21,727 countFlorida: 275,952 countGeorgia: 159,289 countHawaii: 22,979 countIdaho: 12,280 countIllinois: 191,736 countIndiana: 73,375 countIowa: 37,944 countKansas: 53,485 countKentucky: 58,127 countLouisiana: 90,810 countMaine: 13,287 countMaryland: 114,010 countMassachusetts: 73,776 countMichigan: 127,461 countMinnesota: 82,295 countMississippi: 37,334 countMissouri: 103,095 countMontana: 16,581 countNebraska: 27,821 countNevada: 65,513 countNew Hampshire: 11,579 countNew Jersey: 119,317 countNew Mexico: 47,601 countNew York: 315,001 countNorth Carolina: 199,308 countNorth Dakota: 11,658 countOhio: 170,032 countOklahoma: 74,776 countOregon: 90,513 countPennsylvania: 172,875 countRhode Island: 10,148 countSouth Carolina: 93,369 countSouth Dakota: 12,271 countTennessee: 119,717 countTexas: 566,340 countUtah: 50,092 countVermont: 9,150 countVirginia: 120,188 countWashington: 158,005 countWest Virginia: 18,602 countWisconsin: 60,723 countWyoming: 6,111 count
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Property crimes, 2025, count. West Virginia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Estimated number of property crimes: burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft known to law enforcement (arson is not estimated). FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

FBI estimates for the whole population: agencies that did not report, or reported part of the year, are filled in by the FBI. The FBI revises earlier years in each annual release, and from 2021 the estimates are built from incident-based (NIBRS) reports. The national series has no values for 2017 to 2020 in the FBI estimates file.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. (2026). FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime (Property crimes, West Virginia, 1979 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads

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FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime, Property crimes, West Virginia, 1979 to 2025. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 14 Aug. 2026, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/property-crimes/west-virginia. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2026. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime. Property crimes, West Virginia, 1979 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/property-crimes/west-virginia.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2026) FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime, Property crimes, West Virginia, 1979 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/property-crimes/west-virginia (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime: Property crimes, West Virginia, 1979 to 2025}},
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What is the property crimes in West Virginia?

Property crimes in West Virginia was 18,602 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 7.5% from 2024. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: property crime. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest property crimes in West Virginia?

47,941 in 2006, the highest value since 1979 in this series.

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