Parkersburg is a city of 41,700 in Wood County and the main city of the Parkersburg metro area, home to 88,500 · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Parkersburg?
Property crime in Parkersburg sits near the national middle: a B+, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 59% of Americans live. Theft makes up 63% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades A+.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 769 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Parkersburg as a whole, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Parkersburg scores 769.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Parkersburg, WV at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Parkersburg, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Parkersburg
Car thefts are less common than the crime level suggests. Property crime in Parkersburg runs 33% above the US rate, but car thefts run 46% below it: 1.4 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
One part of Parkersburg stands out for burglary. Burglaries in Riverside, in west Parkersburg, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Parkersburg
Low property crime is the norm across Parkersburg: 90% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across Parkersburg run from A+ to C.
90%10%
A or B 90%C 10%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Crestview Park & Tavennersville, southwestBurglaries run at about half the rate in the rest of Parkersburg.A-828
2Fairview Heights, northeastBurglaries run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Parkersburg.A-827
3Riverside, westThefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Parkersburg.B+717
4Beechwood, northThefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Parkersburg.B653
Neighborhood areas of Parkersburg, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Property crime rates and types in Parkersburg
CrimeGrade™ estimates Parkersburg has about 32 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 33% more than the US as a whole and about double the rate for West Virginia.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Parkersburg, about 63% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Parkersburg
Parkersburg has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Parkersburg, 87% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 45% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (87%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (45%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (38%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Parkersburg and nearby cities
Parkersburg has the most property crime of its 7 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Parkersburg. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Parkersburg has more property crime than 90% of them.
Empty homes, transit and walkability in Parkersburg
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Parkersburg apart: it has 11.6% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and they run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.11.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 91% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Parkersburg: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 68% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (24 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 72% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.59 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 74% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 73% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 73% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Parkersburg
Property crime costs Parkersburg about $8.8 million a year, or $211 per resident and about $488 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$970,000
$23
Theft
$4.3 million
$103
Vehicle theft
$930,000
$22
Arson
$530,000
$13
Vandalism
$2.1 million
$50
Total
$8.8 million
$211
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
