Five Forks, WV Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Five Forks in green. The most dangerous areas in Five Forks 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 Five Forks, WV Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Five Forks is in the 79th percentile for safety, meaning 21% of cities are safer and 79% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Five Forks's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Five Forks is 0.0324 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Five Forks generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Five Forks may be as high as 1 in 13,436 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 89,096 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Five Forks, WV: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Five Forks has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Five Forks's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Five Forks 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.

Considering only the murder rate, Five Forks is safer than the West Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Five Forks, WV

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Five Forks about $9,452 in 2025, or roughly $61 per resident. This is part of Five Forks's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Five Forks, including every crime type and how Five Forks compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Five Forks's crime maps on the Five Forks overall crime page.

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Individual Five Forks Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Five Forks is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Five Forks.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Goffs, WV	C-	D+	B-	D-
Hazelgreen, WV	C-	D+	B-	D-
Burnt House, WV	C-	D+	B-	D-
Smithville, WV	C	C-	B-	D
Prunty, WV	B	A-	B	C
Mahone, WV	C	C	B-	D
Big Springs, WV	F	A-	F	A-
Nobe, WV	F	B	F	B+
Berea, WV	B	B	B+	C+
Newberne, WV	C	C-	C+	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Five Forks is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Noel, OK	D-	D-	D-	D+
Pharsalia, NY	A	A-	A-	B
Pfeifer, KS	C-	C-	C-	C
Perryville, AL	D-	D-	D-	F
Perry Store, AL	C+	A-	A-	D
Perrin, MO	B+	B	B	D+
Pepsin, MO	B	C	C	D+
Nora, SD	B	D+	D+	C+
Non, OK	C-	C-	C-	D
Pine, OR	C	C	C	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Five Forks, WV average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Five Forks schools on SchoolGrade

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