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Safety · West Virginia

Safest Counties in West Virginia 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in West Virginia

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Hancock County, WV
93.7
2Pleasants County, WV
91.5
3Grant County, WV
89.9
4Tucker County, WV
87.6
5Monroe County, WV
85.3
6Pendleton County, WV
84.7
7Taylor County, WV
84.3
8McDowell County, WV
83.6
9Gilmer County, WV
83.1
10Ohio County, WV
79.9

All West Virginia Counties — Safety Rankings

55 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Hancock County, WV
93.7
67
2Pleasants County, WV
91.5
76
3Grant County, WV
89.9
70.2
4Tucker County, WV
87.6
70.7
5Monroe County, WV
85.3
73
6Pendleton County, WV
84.7
77.1
7Taylor County, WV
84.3
67.8
8McDowell County, WV
83.6
57
9Gilmer County, WV
83.1
73.7
10Ohio County, WV
79.9
66.6
11Putnam County, WV
79.4
65
12Preston County, WV
79.1
63.8
13Hampshire County, WV
78.9
64
14Mingo County, WV
78.4
63.6
15Wirt County, WV
78.1
68.2
16Morgan County, WV
77.7
57
17Mason County, WV
77.6
68
18Brooke County, WV
77.3
70.7
19Summers County, WV
76.3
60.9
20Wetzel County, WV
73.6
66.6
21Logan County, WV
72.8
58.4
22Lewis County, WV
72.2
62.2
23Upshur County, WV
72.2
63.7
24Webster County, WV
71.6
69.7
25Boone County, WV
70.7
58.8
26Roane County, WV
70
67.5
27Berkeley County, WV
69.9
54.7
28Clay County, WV
69.8
69.9
29Jefferson County, WV
69.8
55.9
30Wayne County, WV
69.4
55.5
31Lincoln County, WV
68.2
61.9
32Tyler County, WV
67.7
69.8
33Wyoming County, WV
67.5
61.5
34Calhoun County, WV
65.3
67.9
35Braxton County, WV
64.4
68.6
36Jackson County, WV
62.2
61.8
37Randolph County, WV
62
62.7
38Ritchie County, WV
60.8
59.8
39Greenbrier County, WV
60.6
59
40Barbour County, WV
60.3
62.8
41Doddridge County, WV
59.2
70.6
42Nicholas County, WV
56.8
63.7
43Hardy County, WV
48
56.3
44Mercer County, WV
47.2
55.9
45Mineral County, WV
44.3
63.5
46Fayette County, WV
41.6
50.7
47Pocahontas County, WV
40.3
58.1
48Harrison County, WV
35.7
56.3
49Marion County, WV
34.8
54.4
50Monongalia County, WV
24.9
51.4
51Wood County, WV
17.4
46.5
52Cabell County, WV
7.3
41.6
53Raleigh County, WV
6.4
42
54Kanawha County, WV
6.1
41.5
55Marshall County, WV
3.9
56.8

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