Crime in Morgantown, West Virginia: How Safe is Morgantown, West Virginia? Check out the crime rates and safety statistics.

Is Morgantown, West Virginia a nice place to live? Is crime rate higher in Morgantown? What is the crime rate in Morgantown city? Let's find out.

The overall crime rate in Morgantown, West Virginia is 5% lower than national average.

The violent crime rate of Morgantown is 60% lower than national average.

While the property crime rate of Morgantown is 6% higher than national average.

You have 1 in 645 chance of being victim of violent crime.

You have 1 in 49 chance of being victim of property crime.

Crime Cases

684

Violent : 48
Property : 636

Total Crime

5% NAT. AVG.
27% STATE AVG.
2222.6 (per 100k)

Violent Crime

60% NAT. AVG.
56% STATE AVG.
156 (per 100k)

Property Crime

6% NAT. AVG.
48% STATE AVG.
2066.6 (per 100k)

Violent crime

1 in 645

Property crime

1 in 49

Robbery

1 in 4422

Burglary

1 in 356

Assault

1 in 1146

Car Theft

1 in 967

Ranking	Total Crime	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny	Car Thefts
In West Virginia	15	15	14	15	14
In USA	1322	1215	1132	1097	1400

Ranking	Violent Crime	Murder	Robbery	Assault	Rape
In West Virginia	19	9	16	21	11
In USA	1631	330	908	1615	836

Crime Type	Count	Morgantown	West Virginia	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime	48	156	355.9	387.8
Murder	0	0	6.56	6.5
Robbery	7	22.7	20.67	73.9
Assault	27	87.7	282.05	279.7
Rape	14	45.6	46.62	27.7

Crime Type	Count	Morgantown	West Virginia	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Property Crime	636	2066.6	1399.38	1,958.2
Burglary	87	282.7	273.25	314.2
Larceny	517	1679.9	998.89	1,398
Car Theft	32	104	127.24	246