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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$340,545

Cost of Crime™ for Boomer, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $1,311 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Boomer 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 Boomer, WV Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Boomer's combined rate is higher than the norm. Boomer sits in the 21st percentile, ahead of 21% of cities and behind 79%. The grade covers only Boomer's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Boomer is 36.89 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 34 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Boomer, WV report the most crime, about 7 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Boomer, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Boomer for 2025 is $340,545, about $632 per resident and $1,311 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Boomer Compared to Other Cities?

Boomer, WV:	$632
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Boomer is $632 per year, which is $168 more than the national average and $270 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Boomer:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $23 more than in Boomer.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $452 less than in Boomer

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Boomer	Cost per Boomer Resident
Murder	$123,573	$229
Rape/Sexual Assault	$28,178	$52
Robbery	$2,614	$5
Assault	$64,579	$120
Kidnapping	$2,497	$5
Vehicle Theft	$9,462	$18
Burglary	$19,600	$36
Theft	$35,859	$67
Arson	$1,448	$3
Vandalism	$19,823	$37
Animal Cruelty	$130	$0
Drug Crimes	$32,723	$61
Identity Theft	$59	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$340,545	$632

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Boomer, 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 Boomer totals $969,503 ($1,799 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,310,047 ($2,431 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 Boomer's 539 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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Boomer 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 Boomer residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.172
Robbery	0.1542
Rape	0.8622
Murder	0.1220
Total Violent Crime	5.310 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.85
Vehicle Theft	1.134
Burglary	4.009
Arson	0.1113
Total Property Crime	18.10 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0764
Drug Crimes	8.208
Vandalism	5.148
Identity Theft	0.0142
Animal Cruelty	0.0326
Total "Other" Rate	13.48 (D)

Individual Boomer Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mount Carbon, WV	C-	D	B-
Smithers, WV	D	D-	D+
Alloy, WV	C	B	C-
Deep Water, WV	C-	D+	C-
Falls View, WV	C	B	C-
Kimberly, WV	B-	C+	B+
Montgomery, WV	C-	D+	C
Cannelton, WV	D+	C-	C-
Charlton Heights, WV	C-	B-	C-
Glen Ferris, WV	C	B	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Boomer is higher 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
Estral Beach, MI	A	B+	B+
Santa, ID	C	B+	B+
San Simon, AZ	C-	D	D
San Simeon, CA	D+	C-	C-
San Ardo, CA	B-	D-	D-
Salsbury Cove, ME	A	A+	A+
Rockhouse, AR	C-	D	D
Elderon, WI	B+	B+	B+
Elkwood, VA	C-	B-	B-
Ellisboro, NC	C+	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Boomer is less safe than the West Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Boomer, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Boomer schools on SchoolGrade

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