Fort Gay, WV Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D+
Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 170

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Fort Gay is about 1 in 170.

$44

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Fort Gay resident about $44 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Fort Gay in green. The most dangerous areas in Fort Gay are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Fort Gay, WV Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The D grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US city. Fort Gay is in the 18th percentile for safety, meaning 82% of cities are safer and 18% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fort Gay's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Fort Gay is 5.881 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fort Gay generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Fort Gay may be as high as 1 in 138 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 220 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of Fort Gay, WV: about 6 per year. The east part of Fort Gay has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Fort Gay's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Fort Gay 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.

Fort Gay, WV:	5.881
West Virginia:	5.552
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Fort Gay is as safe as 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.

The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Fort Gay, WV

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Fort Gay about $112,147 in 2025, or roughly $44 per resident. This is part of Fort Gay's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Fort Gay, including every crime type and how Fort Gay compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime 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 Fort Gay's crime maps on the Fort Gay overall crime page.

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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Fort Gay is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Fort Gay.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Louisa, KY	B	A-	B	C
Five Forks, KY	A-	A+	B+	B-
Genoa, WV	C+	B-	C+	D
Hubbardstown, WV	A-	B+	A-	C+
Clifford, KY	B-	A	B	D+
Evergreen, KY	B+	A	B-	B
Echo, WV	A-	A-	A	C
Radnor, WV	D+	B-	D+	F
Ledocio, KY	B-	A-	C	C-
Adams, KY	C+	B	C+	C-

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Fort Gay is higher versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Woodworth, LA	A+	C	C	B+
Syracuse, NE	C	D	D	C-
Adolphus, KY	A-	A-	A-	C-
Waddy, KY	A-	B+	B+	C+
Wartrace, IL	D	C-	C-	B+
Waverly Hall, GA	B	B+	B+	B-
Willards, MD	B-	C-	C-	C-
Wister, OK	C+	C+	C+	C+
Cole Camp, MO	D	D	D	D-
Coal Creek, CO	D	D-	D-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fort Gay, WV average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Fort Gay schools on SchoolGrade

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