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In 2008 there were 51,376 crimes reported in West Virginia, including 67 murders. [1] West Virginia's ten worst cities statistically to live in are Fairmont, South Charleston, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Beckley, Wheeling, Charleston and Huntington with an annual crime rate of 394.
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Capitalizing on its many resources made Charleston an important part of Virginia and West Virginia history. Today, Charleston is the most populous city in the state and the state capital. Charleston's history goes back to the 18th century. Thomas Bullitt was deeded 1,250 acres (5 km 2) of land near the mouth of the Elk River in 1773.
Like much of Charleston, the West Side suffers from large tracts of urban decay with 31% of West Side buildings vacant as of 2019 [2] as Charleston overall has lost roughly 45% of its peak population and is part of the Rust Belt. Over 40% of children on the West Side are living in poverty, [3] more than double the national average (17.5%). [4]
Maple Terrace Court and Walton Apartments is a group of historic dwellings located at Charleston, West Virginia.Maple Terrace Court is a row of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story brick urban townhouses built in 1914 in the Colonial Revival-style with each two-bay residential units featuring slate-shingled gable roofs with gabled dormers, concrete foundations scored to resemble cut stone, and brick front porches.
It encompasses 444 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Charleston. The majority of the homes in the district were constructed in the mid to late 1925s and early 1930s and a portion of the district was the location of a local amusement park, Luna Park , from 1912 until 1923.