The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Cabell County, WV
Cabell County is home to 92,700 residents and includes Huntington and Barboursville · Updated November 2026
Is Cabell County, WV safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Cabell County is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Cabell County sits near the middle: 41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Cabell County run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 787 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Cabell County as a whole, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Cabell County scores 787.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Cabell County, WV at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Cabell County, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Cabell County
Burglaries run high for an A-graded county. Cabell County has 3.7 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US county, the figure is 1.4.
The safest and most dangerous places in Cabell County
Low crime is the norm across Cabell County: 75% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 5% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Cabell County run from A+ to F; 48% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
75%20%
A or B 75%C 20%D or F 5%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Cabell County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the Barboursville and Salt Rock areas have the least crime and the Huntington area the most.
Is crime going up in Cabell County?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Cabell County is up 22%, while property crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 4.3 to 5.2 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 28 to 27 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 14%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Cabell CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Cabell County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Cabell County
Violent, US
Property, Cabell County
Property, US
2016
+13%
+4%
+40%
+15%
2017
+30%
+4%
+34%
+12%
2018
+12%
+0%
+8%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+17%
+4%
-6%
-8%
2021
+3%
+6%
-14%
-10%
2022
+12%
+5%
-7%
-6%
2023
+7%
+2%
-8%
-7%
2024
+22%
-4%
-4%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Cabell County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Cabell County has about 44 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 19% more than the US as a whole and 80% more than West Virginia.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 41% of crime reported in Cabell County. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Cabell County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Cabell County, 2022 to 2024.
In Cabell County, 70% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 35% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (70%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (35%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (41%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (33%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (51%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Cabell County compares with nearby counties
Cabell County has more crime than 9 of its 10 nearest counties. Lawrence County, KY and Mason County have the least crime nearby.
Empty homes, shops and walkability in Cabell County
One thing sets Cabell County apart: it has 14.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more burglary and arson, and they run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.14.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 96% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.13.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 92% of Americans
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 77% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (18 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 56% of Americans
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Cabell County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.56 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 82% of Americans
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.75% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 67% of Americans
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Cabell County
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Cabell County about $1,269 a year per household, 5% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $178 million a year, or $1,915 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$11 million
$123
Rape
$3.7 million
$40
Robbery
$1.5 million
$16
Assault
$15 million
$161
Burglary
$3.1 million
$33
Theft
$8.6 million
$93
Vehicle theft
$2.6 million
$28
Arson
$580,000
$6
Vandalism
$4.2 million
$46
Total
$51 million
$546
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Cabell County means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Cabell County, WV average a SchoolGrade of B: 33% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Cabell County on SchoolGrade
