Here Are The 10 Most Dangerous Towns In West Virginia To Live In

Do you live in one of these dangerous cities? These are the cities in West Virginia with the highest annual rate of violent crimes — murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. This list doesn’t take into account property thefts. I got the numbers mostly from the FBI (see the full list here) and from Neighborhoodscout.com for a couple of cities that the FBI didn’t list (including Charleston and Huntington).

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10. Fairmont Jon Dawson/Flickr Fairmont in Marion County has an annual crime rate of 82. 9. South Charleston : WVhybrid South Charleston in Kanawha County had 83 violent crimes in one year, according to Neighborhoodscout.com. 8. Martinsburg Michael Hicks/Flickr Martinsburg, with a little more than 17,000 people, had 89 violent crimes in 2012. 7. Morgantown Jen & Elwood/Flickr Morgantown, with has about 29,000 people not including college students, had 107 violent crimes in 2012. 6. Clarksburg Jon Dawson/Flickr Clarksburg in Harrison County had 112 violent crimes in 2012. 5. Parkersburg OZinOH/flickr Parkersburg, the state's fourth-largest city, had 146 violent crimes in 2012. 4. Beckley Gene/Flickr Beckley in southern West Virginia had 189 violent crimes in 2012. 3. Wheeling Joanne C Sullivan/Flickr Wheeling, with a population of about 28,000, had 245 violent crimes in 2012, according to information reported to the FBI. 2. Charleston Edsel Little/Flickr Charleston, the state capital, had 271 violent crimes in one year. 1. Huntington Kevin Schraer/Flickr Huntington, with about 49,000 people, has an annual violent crime rate of 394, according to Neighborhood scout.com.

Were you surprised by this list at all? It seems like all of the high-population cities also have high crime rates.