In 2025, Morgantown police reported 73 violent crimes (239 per 100,000 residents), including 5 murders, 6 robberies and 47 aggravated assaults, plus 516 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 30,600. Violent-crime rate rank: 3 of 3 large West Virginia cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency WV0310100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington | 670 | 298 | 3 | 3,346 | Totals |
| Charleston | 596 | 274 | 3 | 3,782 | Totals |
| Morgantown | 239 | 73 | 5 | 1,686 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Morgantown's violent-crime rate of 239 per 100,000 people in 2025 was about even with the West Virginia rate (232) and 26% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 419 residents, or about 1.4 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Morgantown ranks 278th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 22nd for murder (5 murders, 16.3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 64% of Morgantown's violent crimes and robberies 8%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,686 per 100,000, 78% higher than West Virginia overall. Morgantown police logged 16 vehicle thefts (52 per 100,000, 337th of 351; West Virginia: 63) and 17 burglaries (56 per 100,000, less than half the state).
The closest city we cover is Pittsburgh, 56 miles north in Pennsylvania; its violent-crime rate (468) is 2 times Morgantown's.
Out-of-state cities near Morgantown's size (30,600 residents): Newark, DE at 298 violent crimes per 100,000 and Juneau, AK at 487.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Morgantown had 239 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, about even with the statewide 232. It is 3rd highest of the 3 West Virginia cities on this site; Huntington is highest at 670. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Morgantown police reported 5 murders for 2025, a rate of 16.3 per 100,000 residents. The West Virginia rate was 3.9 and the national rate 4.1.
16 vehicles were reported stolen in Morgantown in 2025, 52 per 100,000 residents. That is less than half the national rate of 195 and ranks 337th of 351 cities on this site.