West Virginia at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


States in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff in West Virginia

  • 3,419 Officers
  • 748 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.93 West Virginia
  • 2.2 National average

Federal grant funding


USA Spending grants to West Virginia at the state level have not yet been reviewed, please check back soon. To see grant funding to cities and counties within West Virginia, scroll down to the “Cities and counties we’re monitoring” section of this page. 

Military equipment transfers


We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency, or transfer data for this state has not yet been reviewed by our staff. This state may have also acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs which is not reported here.

Counties and cities we’re monitoring in West Virginia

Data was last updated September 6, 2022


Counties

Counties monitored in: West Virginia
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
County Population Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
No Counties monitored in state

Cities

Cities monitored in: West Virginia
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
City Population Officers per 1000 people Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
Charleston 48415 N/A $5,402,831.49 $680,971.55 No None found
Martinsburg 18678 N/A $102,644.87 $0.00 No 1 settlement with compensation totaling $3,500,000.00
Morgantown 30220 N/A $268,360.39 $1,427,468.00 No None found
Spencer 2057 N/A $65,642.95 $0.00 No 1 settlement with compensation totaling $1,300,000.00
Westover 4012 N/A $0.00 $0.00 No 2 settlements with compensation totaling $1,100,000.00