NCJ Number
153032
Date Published
1992
Length
156 pages
Annotation
This report provides data on four violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery, and felonious assault) in West Virginia over a 5- year period (1985-1989).
Abstract
West Virginia has decreased in population during the designated 5-year trend analysis. Some overall indicators in violent crime have increased during this same time period. Murder and robbery have increased statewide, and felonious assault has decreased statewide. Rape has remained at a steady rate on a statewide level, but various counties show different trends. Fourteen counties have experienced an increase in the murder rate, and five counties have shown a decrease. Twenty counties have shown an increase in the rape crime rate, and three counties have had a decrease in the rape crime rate. Seventeen counties have shown an increase in the robbery crime rate, and four counties have experienced a decrease in the robbery crime rate. Twenty-four counties have seen an increase in the felonious assault crime rate, while 16 counties have experienced a decrease in the felonious assault crime rate. The murder crime rate has increased in five West Virginia cities, and six cities have had an increase in the rape crime rate; four cities have had a decrease in the rape crime rate. The robbery crime rate has increased in eight cities, while five cities have had a decrease in the robbery crime rate. The felonious assault crime rate has increased in seven cities and decreased in seven cities. 71 tables