The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Big Creek, WV: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$306,022

Cost of Crime™ for Big Creek, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $855 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Big Creek 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 Big Creek, 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 Big Creek's combined rate is lower than the norm. Big Creek sits in the 71st percentile, ahead of 71% of cities and behind 29%. The grade covers only Big Creek's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Big Creek is 17.84 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 51 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 81 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Big Creek, WV report the most crime, about 7 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Big Creek, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Big Creek for 2025 is $306,022, about $317 per resident and $855 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Big Creek Compared to Other Cities?

Big Creek, WV:	$317
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Big Creek is $317 per year, which is $147 less than the national average and $45 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Big Creek:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $338 more than in Big Creek.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $138 less than in Big Creek

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Big Creek	Cost per Big Creek Resident
Murder	$99,100	$103
Rape/Sexual Assault	$49,703	$52
Robbery	$3,049	$3
Assault	$42,947	$45
Kidnapping	$4,339	$5
Vehicle Theft	$6,440	$7
Burglary	$17,548	$18
Theft	$22,579	$23
Arson	$2,885	$3
Vandalism	$14,698	$15
Animal Cruelty	$249	$0
Drug Crimes	$42,448	$44
Identity Theft	$37	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$306,022	$317

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Big Creek, 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 Big Creek totals $906,101 ($940 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,212,123 ($1,257 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Big Creek's 964 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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Big Creek 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 Big Creek residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.551
Robbery	0.1006
Rape	0.8503
Murder	0.0547
Total Violent Crime	2.557 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.523
Vehicle Theft	0.4314
Burglary	2.007
Arson	0.1239
Total Property Crime	7.085 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0742
Drug Crimes	5.953
Vandalism	2.134
Identity Theft	0.0049
Animal Cruelty	0.0350
Total "Other" Rate	8.201 (C+)

Individual Big Creek Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Chapmanville, WV	C+	C	B
Manila, WV	A	B+	A
Leet, WV	B-	C+	B+
Harts, WV	B	B	A-
Pecks Mill, WV	C+	C-	B-
Shively, WV	B-	C+	B-
Mitchell Heights, WV	B	B-	B+
Spurlockville, WV	B+	A-	A-
Henlawson, WV	B-	C+	B
Lake, WV	C-	D+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Big Creek 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
Elmer, LA	C-	D	D
Humphrey, AR	D-	D-	D-
Rockledge, GA	B+	B-	B-
Gulf Stream, FL	B	C	C
Saragossa, AL	B-	B+	B+
Green River, UT	F	D-	D-
Shamrock, OK	C+	C	C
Sigel, PA	A+	A-	A-
Silver Creek, WA	D+	C+	C+
Glen Ullin, ND	C	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Big Creek 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 Big Creek, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Big Creek schools on SchoolGrade

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