Parchment Valley, WV Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Parchment Valley is in the 73rd percentile for safety, meaning 27% of cities are safer and 73% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Parchment Valley's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Parchment Valley is 0.0375 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Parchment Valley generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Parchment Valley may be as high as 1 in 15,676 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 42,942 in the northwest part of the city.

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

How Parchment Valley's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Parchment Valley 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, Parchment Valley 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 Parchment Valley, WV

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Parchment Valley about $9,648 in 2025, or roughly $70 per resident. This is part of Parchment Valley's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Parchment Valley, including every crime type and how Parchment Valley 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 Parchment Valley's crime maps on the Parchment Valley overall crime page.

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Individual Parchment Valley Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Salt Hill, WV	B-	B-	B	B-
Ripley, WV	C-	C	C-	C
Young, WV	B+	B-	A-	B
Evans, WV	A	A	A-	A
Given, WV	A-	B	A	B-
Advent, WV	C-	C-	C-	C+
Elmwood, WV	B	B+	B-	A-
Gunville, WV	B-	B+	C+	B
Skidmore, WV	A-	B+	A+	B
Sidneyville, WV	B-	B-	C+	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Parchment Valley 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
Riverside, IN	B-	C-	C-	C-
Mecca, MO	A-	A	A	A
Medford, IN	A	A	A	B-
Melrose, LA	C-	D+	D+	D+
Menlo, KS	D	C-	C-	C-
Meridian, CO	C-	B	B	A-
Merna, WY	D+	B	B	A
Miamiville, OH	A-	B+	B+	C+
Middlefield, NY	A-	A-	A-	A+
Milesville, SD	D-	D	D	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Parchment Valley, WV average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Parchment Valley schools on SchoolGrade

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