The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Berkeley Springs, WV: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$2.40 million

Cost of Crime™ for Berkeley Springs, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $582 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Berkeley Springs with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Berkeley Springs, WV Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Berkeley Springs's combined rate is lower than the norm. Berkeley Springs sits in the 76th percentile, ahead of 76% of cities and behind 24%. The grade covers only Berkeley Springs's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Berkeley Springs is 16.31 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 37 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 79 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Berkeley Springs, WV report the most crime, about 35 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Berkeley Springs, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Berkeley Springs for 2025 is $2,403,867, about $244 per resident and $582 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Berkeley Springs Compared to Other Cities?

Berkeley Springs, WV:	$244
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Berkeley Springs is $244 per year, which is $220 less than the national average and $118 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Berkeley Springs:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $411 more than in Berkeley Springs.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $65 less than in Berkeley Springs

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Berkeley Springs for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Berkeley Springs	Cost per Berkeley Springs Resident
Murder	$554,365	$56
Rape/Sexual Assault	$485,460	$49
Robbery	$24,574	$2
Assault	$276,532	$28
Kidnapping	$35,004	$4
Vehicle Theft	$50,148	$5
Burglary	$130,320	$13
Theft	$188,913	$19
Arson	$26,628	$3
Vandalism	$124,390	$13
Animal Cruelty	$1,937	$0
Drug Crimes	$501,629	$51
Identity Theft	$3,967	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$2,403,867	$244

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Berkeley Springs, WV

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Berkeley Springs totals $6,079,461 ($618 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,483,328 ($862 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The north part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Berkeley Springs has 2, do the same, and of Berkeley Springs's 9,840 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Berkeley Springs Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Berkeley Springs residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9785
Robbery	0.0794
Rape	0.8137
Murder	0.0300
Total Violent Crime	1.902 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.707
Vehicle Theft	0.3291
Burglary	1.460
Arson	0.1121
Total Property Crime	5.608 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0587
Drug Crimes	6.892
Vandalism	1.769
Identity Theft	0.0521
Animal Cruelty	0.0266
Total "Other" Rate	8.799 (C)

Individual Berkeley Springs Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sleepy Creek, WV	B+	B+	A-
Stohrs Crossroads, WV	A	A	A+
Great Cacapon, WV	B	B-	A
Cohill, MD	C+	B	B
Hancock, MD	D-	D+	D
Unger, WV	B+	B	A
Magnolia, WV	B+	C+	A+
Myersdale, MD	D	C-	D
Jones Springs, WV	A-	A	A
Hedgesville, WV	A+	A	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Berkeley Springs is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rustburg, VA	C	C+	C+
Fort Pierce South, FL	C	C-	C-
Clyde, OH	C	D	D
North College Hill, OH	F	D-	D-
Scotchtown, NY	B+	B-	B-
Collegedale, TN	C-	C+	C+
Colts Neck, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Savoy, IL	A	A	A
Santa Isabel, PR	F	F	F
Sandy Hook, CT	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Berkeley Springs is safer than the West Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Berkeley Springs, WV average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Berkeley Springs schools on SchoolGrade

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