274 per 100k
Violent Crime Rate
2023
1.8
Fire Deaths per 100k
2023
Historical data
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Compared to the United States
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Side-by-side comparison of West Virginia vs. the U.S. average.
National ranking
How states rank by overdose death rate.
| #1 | Alaska | 1 |
| #2 | Wyoming | 3 |
| #3 | Vermont | 9 |
| #4 | Illinois | 9.6 |
| #5 | Maine | 11.2 |
| #6 | Florida | 14.1 |
| #7 | Georgia | 22.5 |
| #8 | Wisconsin | 26 |
| #9 | Washington | 26 |
| #10 | Virginia | 28.7 |
| #11 | Michigan | 28.8 |
| #12 | New Jersey | 30 |
| #13 | Arizona | 30.8 |
| #14 | Missouri | 34 |
| #15 | Ohio | 37.5 |
| #16 | North Carolina | 38.5 |
| #17 | Indiana | 40 |
| #18 | Kentucky | 45 |
| #19 | Montana | 52% |
| #20 | New Mexico | 52 |
| #21 | Massachusetts | 120 |
| #22 | New Hampshire | 170 |
| #23 | Rhode Island | 175 |
| #24 | Utah | 233 |
| #25 | Minnesota | 244 |
| #26 | Oregon | 285 |
| #27 | Delaware | 330 |
| #28 | Colorado | 417 |
| #29 | South Dakota | 421 |
| #30 | Louisiana | 556 |
Overview
Public safety data for West Virginia show a violent crime rate of about 274 per 100,000 residents, below the national figure, though the state faces elevated fire-death and overdose-related emergency response rates tied to its aging, dispersed population.
Did you know?
- West Virginia's dispersed, mountainous geography can lengthen emergency response times in rural counties.