Calhoun County police area, West Virginia, United States: crime rate and Safety score
No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
Figures are for the police agency that covers Calhoun County police area.
Crime by type, as recorded by FBI Crime Data Explorer (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder and non-negligent manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 1 | 18.8 | 36 |
| Violence | |||
| Aggravated assault | 2 | 37.6 | 238.3 |
| FBI summary counts: only aggravated assault, not simple assault. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 50.4 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 3 | 56.4 | 190.5 |
| Larceny-theft | 9 | 169.3 | 1,141 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1 | 18.8 | 197.5 |
| Other | |||
| Arson | 1 | 18.8 | 9.1 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 1 |
| Violence | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | 13 |
| Other | 1 |
Questions about crime in Calhoun County police area
- Is Calhoun County police area safe?
- Calhoun County police area: No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
- How many murders are there in Calhoun County police area?
- Recorded homicides in Calhoun County police area (2025): 0.
Other places nearby
Sheriffs of Calhoun County since 2010
Calhoun County: Sheriff Graham Jordan Knight (Republican). Governor: Patrick Morrisey (Republican)
Graham Jordan Knight · Republican
since 2024
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
Warren Basnett · Republican
2020 – 2024
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
Jeff Starcher · Democrat
2016 – 2020
Calhoun County ▲ +277% · USA ▼ −15%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Carl Ballengee · Democrat
2012 – 2016
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
Allen Parsons · Democrat
2008 – 2012
In some cities an appointed manager or police chief, not the mayor, runs the police; in some counties the sheriff mainly runs the jail and the courts.
Mayors: Hilbig, Archived Campaign Websites of U.S. Mayoral Candidates (CC BY 4.0) and city sites. Sheriffs: Mavridis, US Sheriff Election Data (CC BY 4.0), MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) and county election offices. Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
