Assault per Capita in Boomer
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Boomer residents.
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Boomer residents.
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Assault Grade™
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Boomer is about 1 in 240.
Assault costs the average Boomer resident about $120 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Boomer in green. The most dangerous areas in Boomer are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D- grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US city. Boomer is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of cities are safer and 14% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Boomer's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of assault in Boomer is 4.172 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Boomer generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in Boomer may be as high as 1 in 204 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 574 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the west parts of Boomer, WV: about 1 per year. The south part of Boomer has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the assault rate in Boomer to the West Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Boomer, WV: | 4.172 |
|---|---|
| West Virginia: | 1.836 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, Boomer is less safe than the West Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Assault is projected to cost the residents of Boomer about $64,579 in 2025, or roughly $120 per resident. This is part of Boomer's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Boomer, including every crime type and how Boomer compares to other cities.
Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Boomer's crime maps on the Boomer overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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C- | D | B- | D- | |
D | D- | D+ | D- | |
C | B | C- | B | |
C- | D+ | C- | D | |
C | B | C- | B | |
B- | C+ | B+ | C | |
C- | D+ | C | D | |
D+ | C- | C- | D+ | |
C- | B- | C- | C+ | |
C | B | C- | B |
Boomer is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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A | B+ | B+ | A- | |
C | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
C- | D | D | D | |
D+ | C- | C- | C | |
B- | D- | D- | D- | |
A | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
C- | D | D | D | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
C- | B- | B- | C+ | |
C+ | B- | B- | C+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Boomer, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Boomer schools on SchoolGrade
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