Holden, WV Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Holden is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of cities are safer and 19% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Holden's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Holden is 0.1012 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Holden generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Holden may be as high as 1 in 7,752 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 10,137 in the west part of the city.

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

How Holden's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Holden 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, Holden 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.

The Cost of Murder in Holden, WV

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Holden about $230,221 in 2025, or roughly $190 per resident. This is part of Holden's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Holden, including every crime type and how Holden 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 Holden's crime maps on the Holden overall crime page.

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Individual Holden Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Verdunville, WV	D+	D+	C-	D+
Pine Creek, WV	C-	C-	C-	D
Whitman, WV	D+	C	D	D
Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV	D+	D+	D+	D
Mount Gay, WV	D	D-	D+	D+
Wilkinson, WV	D	C-	D-	D
Monaville, WV	B+	C+	A-	B-
Troy Town, WV	C	C-	C	D+
Switzer, WV	B	C+	B	C+
Logan, WV	D-	D	D-	D+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Holden is higher 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
Emerson, AR	D+	D	D	B-
Twin Valley, MN	D	B-	B-	B+
Truro, MA	C+	D+	D+	A+
Troy, IN	B+	B	B	C
Terre Haute, OH	A	B-	B-	C
Great Bend, NY	B-	B-	B-	A
Grandview, IN	A-	A-	A-	B-
Goodland, IN	B+	A-	A-	D
Georgetown, CO	F	F	F	F
Freeman, IN	A+	A	A	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Holden, WV average SchoolGrade of F, with 20% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Holden schools on SchoolGrade

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