Robbery per Capita in Birch River
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Birch River residents.
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Birch River residents.
A+
Robbery Grade™
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A- |
Robbery costs the average Birch River resident about $3 per year.
Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Birch River in green. The most dangerous areas in Birch River are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The A+ grade means the rate of robbery is much lower than the average US city. Birch River is in the 97th percentile for safety, meaning 3% of cities are safer and 97% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Birch River's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of robbery in Birch River is 0.1011 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Birch River generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Birch River may be as high as 1 in 7,684 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 10,448 in the north part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the southwest parts of Birch River, WV: about 0 per year. The south part of Birch River has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the robbery rate in Birch River 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.
| Birch River, WV: | 0.1011 |
|---|---|
| West Virginia: | 0.1051 |
| USA: | 0.6421 |
Considering only the robbery rate, Birch River is as safe as the West Virginia state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Birch River about $1,438 in 2025, or roughly $3 per resident. This is part of Birch River's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Birch River, including every crime type and how Birch River compares to other cities.
Remember that robbery 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 Birch River's crime maps on the Birch River overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | D | A- | A+ | |
D+ | D | D+ | A | |
B- | D+ | B | A+ | |
A- | C | A+ | A+ | |
C | C | B- | A+ | |
F | D- | F | B | |
B+ | C | A | A+ | |
D+ | C- | C- | A+ | |
A- | C+ | A+ | A+ | |
B+ | B- | A+ | A+ |
Birch River is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
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D- | D+ | D+ | C- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
D- | D- | D- | F | |
C- | C | C | D | |
A | B+ | B+ | D+ | |
D | D- | D- | B- | |
D- | C- | C- | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | D | |
D- | D- | D- | D | |
A | A- | A- | C |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Birch River, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Birch River schools on SchoolGrade
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