McCauley, WV Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. McCauley is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of cities are safer and 67% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to McCauley's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in McCauley is 0.0425 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in McCauley generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in McCauley may be as high as 1 in 13,702 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 117,246 in the southwest part of the city.

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

How McCauley's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in McCauley 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, McCauley 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 McCauley, WV

Murder is projected to cost the residents of McCauley about $23,464 in 2025, or roughly $80 per resident. This is part of McCauley's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for McCauley, including every crime type and how McCauley 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 McCauley's crime maps on the McCauley overall crime page.

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Individual McCauley Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Baker, WV	A	A-	A	A
Needmore, WV	B+	A	B-	B
Fort Run, WV	B-	B-	C+	C
Inkerman, WV	C-	A-	D	C-
Tannery, WV	B+	B-	A-	C
Lost City, WV	A-	B	A	A
Moorefield, WV	B-	C	B-	C
Old Fields, WV	C+	B+	C-	C+
Walnut Bottom, WV	A	A	A+	B-
Fisher, WV	A	A	A+	C+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

McCauley 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
Perkinstown, WI	B	A-	A-	D
Piedmont, KS	D+	D+	D+	C-
Pickettville, NY	A+	B+	B+	B+
Peytonsburg, KY	C	B+	B+	C-
Petries Corners, NY	A-	B+	B+	A+
Petran, MN	A	A-	A-	A
Personville, TX	B	B-	B-	C
Perrine Corners, PA	A+	A	A	D+
Perlee, IA	D+	C-	C-	C+
Pierson, IL	A-	B-	B-	C

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

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