Crime in West Virginia

The latest FBI figures suggest West Virginia has the nation's 14th lowest crime rate, but "19 of the state's municipalities have violent crime rates higher than the national averages for cities and towns their size," the Herald-Dispatch of Huntington reports.

Charleston topped that list of 19. "Charleston's mark and Huntington's rate of 754.07 (per 100,000 inhabitants) surpassed the crime rates of Louisville, Ky., Los Angeles and New York City," the article said.

Local and state officials responded to the newspaper about the statistics.