Parkersburg has a population of 30,475. During the past three years, Parkersburg saw 4,362 arrests. For 2017, the Parkersburg's arrest rate totaled 542.08 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 71.25% makes Parkersburg higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 221 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Parkersburg also totaled 1,431 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Parkersburg had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Parkersburg averaged 221 violent crimes and 1,431 non-violent crimes.
The city of Parkersburg experienced 927 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 13 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 129 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 98, and the aggravated assault total was 687.
It is situated in Wood county, West Virginia with a total number of 83 employees - 2 female, 68 male officers and 13 civilians. Parkersburg PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is WV0540100, it belongs to the South Atlantic division in the South region with a region code of Region III.