FBI arrest data · 2024
West Virginia Arrests
32,717 arrests were reported by 251 West Virginia law-enforcement agencies in 2024. The most common charge was all other offenses (exc. traffic) (12,164); 2.1% of arrests were of juveniles.
West Virginia arrests by offense
| Offense | Arrests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All other offenses (exc. traffic) | 12,164 | 37.2% |
| Drug abuse violations | 6,367 | 19.5% |
| Simple assault | 4,179 | 12.8% |
| Larceny-theft | 3,014 | 9.2% |
| Driving under the influence | 2,902 | 8.9% |
| Aggravated assault | 973 | 3.0% |
| Burglary | 503 | 1.5% |
| Disorderly conduct | 487 | 1.5% |
| Vandalism | 419 | 1.3% |
| Weapons (carrying, possessing) | 367 | 1.1% |
| Fraud | 233 | 0.7% |
| Stolen property (buy/receive/possess) | 233 | 0.7% |
| Liquor law violations | 186 | 0.6% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 125 | 0.4% |
| Offenses against family & children | 102 | 0.3% |
| Forgery & counterfeiting | 102 | 0.3% |
| Rape | 89 | 0.3% |
| Robbery | 44 | 0.1% |
| Sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) | 44 | 0.1% |
| Embezzlement | 44 | 0.1% |
| Vagrancy | 41 | 0.1% |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter | 33 | 0.1% |
| Arson | 33 | 0.1% |
| Prostitution & commercialized vice | 20 | 0.1% |
| Manslaughter by negligence | 8 | 0.0% |
| Curfew & loitering | 2 | 0.0% |
| Gambling | 2 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — commercial sex | 1 | 0.0% |
| Drunkenness | 0 | 0.0% |
| Runaway | 0 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — servitude | 0 | 0.0% |
| Suspicion | 0 | 0.0% |
Who was arrested in West Virginia
By sex & age
Shares of all West Virginia arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 27,880 race entries reported (19,909 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 24,220 | 86.9% |
| Black or African American | 3,549 | 12.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 20 | 0.1% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 91 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 382 | 1.9% |
West Virginia arrests by county
By the arresting agency's headquarters county — multi-jurisdiction agencies land in one county.
Largest agencies by reported arrests
| Agency | Type | County | Arrests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Police Department | City | Kanawha County | 2,295 |
| Beckley Police Department | City | Raleigh County | 1,953 |
| Huntington Police Department | City | Cabell County | 1,404 |
| Bluefield Police Department | City | Mercer County | 900 |
| Berkeley County Sheriff's Office | County | Berkeley County | 887 |
| Wheeling Police Department | City | Ohio County | 887 |
| Morgantown Police Department | City | Monongalia County | 871 |
| Kanawha County Sheriff's Office | County | Kanawha County | 812 |
| Parkersburg Police Department | City | Wood County | 781 |
| State Police: Huntington | State Police | Wayne County | 605 |
| Mercer County Sheriff's Office | County | Mercer County | 596 |
| Jefferson County Sheriff's Office | County | Jefferson County | 549 |
| Putnam County Sheriff's Office | County | Putnam County | 522 |
| Clarksburg Police Department | City | Harrison County | 492 |
| Fairmont Police Department | City | Marion County | 470 |
| State Police: Martinsburg | State Police | Berkeley County | 454 |
| Raleigh County Sheriff's Office | County | Raleigh County | 446 |
| State Police: Logan | State Police | Logan County | 379 |
| Vienna Police Department | City | Wood County | 360 |
| St. Albans Police Department | City | Kanawha County | 348 |
| Monongalia County Sheriff's Office | County | Monongalia County | 345 |
| Wood County Sheriff's Office | County | Wood County | 340 |
| State Police: Morgantown | State Police | Monongalia County | 303 |
| Charles Town Police Department | City | Jefferson County | 293 |
| Weirton Police Department | City | Hancock County | 280 |
About this data
- Counts are arrests, not people. One person arrested twice counts twice; an arrest with several charges counts once, under the most serious charge.
- Reported agencies only. Figures cover the ~14,500 agencies in the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Reporting arrest (ASR) file — about 94–95% of the FBI's official national total, which additionally counts agencies that report only through NIBRS. Nothing here is estimated for non-reporting agencies, so totals slightly undercount and are not strictly comparable across areas with different reporting coverage.
- Location is the arresting agency's headquarters, not where the arrest happened. Multi-jurisdiction agencies (state police, sheriffs, transit police) concentrate in one county — county figures are approximate, and about 3% of arrests come from agencies that can't be placed in any county.
- Race and ethnicity are reported separately from the age/sex counts, and not for every arrest — race is reported for ≈95% of arrests, ethnicity for ≈81%. Shares here use those reported subtotals as denominators.
- No per-capita rates. Because reporting coverage varies by area, population-adjusted rates would mislead; we show counts only. Arrests measure enforcement activity, not crime rates.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 2024 Arrest (ASR) master file. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI. How our data works.
West Virginia arrests — FAQ
How many arrests were made in West Virginia in 2024?+
32,717 arrests were reported to the FBI by 251 West Virginia law-enforcement agencies in 2024. Actual arrests are somewhat higher, since not every agency reports.
What is the most common arrest offense in West Virginia?+
All other offenses (exc. traffic) — 12,164 arrests, 37.2% of the state's reported total.
How many juveniles were arrested in West Virginia?+
693 of West Virginia's 2024 reported arrests (2.1%) were of juveniles under 18.
Where does this data come from?+
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program's 2024 arrest (ASR) master file. Counts are arrests, not unique persons, from reporting agencies only. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI.