What is the crime rate in Madison, WV?

In 2024, the Madison Police Department reported 5 violent crimes and 20 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 186 violent and 743 property crimes per 100,000 of the 2,690 residents it serves.

Across West Virginia the rates were 264 and 1,182.

Nationally they were 363 and 1,767.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Violent per 100,000: 186
Property per 100,000: 743
Violent crimes: 5
Property crimes: 20

Crime reported by the Madison Police Department, 2023 to 2024

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI; rates per 100,000 residents of the area the department serves
Year	Violent crimes	Violent per 100,000	Property crimes	Property per 100,000	Residents served
2023	2	73	32	1,171	2,732
2024	5	186	20	743	2,690

Violent crimes reported went from 2 in 2023 to 5 in 2024.

Property crimes reported went from 32 in 2023 to 20 in 2024.

In a small town a handful of incidents moves these numbers a long way, so one year’s change says little on its own.

Madison against West Virginia and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2024
	Violent crime	Property crime
Madison	186	743
Boone County	83	261
West Virginia	264	1,182
United States	363	1,767

These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.

Crime reported in places near Madison, 2024

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
Madison	—	186	743
South Charleston	20 mi	446	5,378
Dunbar	21 mi	370	2,291
St. Albans	22 mi	118	2,339
Charleston	22 mi	596	3,803

Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.

How to read these numbers

These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.

Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.

A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.

The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.

A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.

FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use

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