Crime & Safety in Moundsville
Moundsville's crime data carries a real, disclosed tension this record does not smooth over between two meaningfully different citations.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed tension in the data
City-Data.com's overall 2024 crime index (~79) ran approximately 3.0 times below the U.S. average and fell approximately 44% versus 2023, while a separate FBI-sourced citation placed Moundsville's total crime rate below the national rate but approximately 28.58% above the West Virginia statewide rate.
Violent and property crime figures
The violent-crime rate ran approximately 233.2 per 100,000 (roughly a 1-in-429 annual victimization chance), with property crime carrying roughly a 1-in-63 annual chance, per cited figures.
Neighborhood-level variation
Cited neighborhood-level variation within Moundsville ran wide, from roughly 1-in-11 in some west-side areas to roughly 1-in-52 in the southeast.
Key takeaways
- Moundsville's crime picture genuinely diverges: one index runs well below the national average, another places it above the WV statewide rate.
- Violent crime rate ran approximately 233.2 per 100,000; property crime carried roughly a 1-in-63 annual victimization chance.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with the Moundsville Police Department given these real, disclosed data tensions.
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