USA.com / West Virginia / Jefferson County / Charles Town, WV / Crime and Crime Rate

Charles Town, WV Crime and Crime Rate

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in WV

High / Low WV Cities by Males Employed

High / Low WV Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in WV

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in WV

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in WV

Most / Least Educated Cities in WV

The Charles Town crime rate is lower than the West Virginia average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #96

Charles Town, WV	971.34
West Virginia	1,234.53
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Charles Town, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	0	2	8	18	51	2	1
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	36.9	147.6	332.0	940.8	36.9	18.4	624
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	24.6	35.1	226.7	521.7	1,478.9	103.3	NA	1,134
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2009	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	0	1	7	23	80	8	0
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	20.0	139.9	459.5	1,598.4	159.8	0.0	879
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	23.8	50.4	217.7	656.7	1,719.4	150.6	NA	1,315
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	2	1	7	27	85	6	0
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	46.7	23.3	163.4	630.4	1,984.6	140.1	0.0	1,313
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	20.0	49.0	201.5	609.9	1,782.2	176.6	NA	1,263
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	0	2	7	19	77	5	1
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	49.8	174.4	473.5	1,918.8	124.6	24.9	1,029
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.5	20.4	47.0	204.3	596.8	1,735.5	192.7	NA	1,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	1	0	5	13	74	5	0
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	27.0	0.0	134.9	350.7	1,996.2	134.9	0.0	1,012
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	21.4	46.9	207.3	634.1	1,771.8	215.6	NA	1,314
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867

Hate Crime Index

Charles Town, WV		-0.11
West Virginia		19.67
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Charles Town, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.6	2.0	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.6	1.8	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Charles Town, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.0	1.3	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Charles Town, WV	3.16
West Virginia	2.13
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Charles Town, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Charles Town, WV	Count	16	15	1
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	295.1	276.7	18.4	2.86
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	244.2	192.0	52.3	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Charles Town, WV	Count	17	14	3
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	318.5	262.3	56.2	2.90
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	242.7	191.4	51.4	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Charles Town, WV	Count	18	15	3
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	341.8	284.8	57.0	3.13
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	239.6	186.6	53.0	2.13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Charles Town, WV	Count	18	15	3
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	347.3	289.4	57.9	3.18
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	239.8	188.6	51.2	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Charles Town, WV	Count	18	15	3
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	359.6	299.7	59.9	3.30
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	246.3	192.0	54.3	2.19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2007	Charles Town, WV	Count	20	17	3
	Charles Town, WV	Per 100,000	498.4	423.6	74.8	4.61
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	234.1	183.4	50.7	2.09
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Charles Town, WV	Count	19	16	3
2005	Charles Town, WV	Count	18	15	3