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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$135,524

Cost of Crime™ for Clear Fork, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $579 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Clear Fork 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 Clear Fork, WV Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Clear Fork's combined rate is lower than the norm. Clear Fork sits in the 80th percentile, ahead of 80% of cities and behind 20%. The grade covers only Clear Fork's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Clear Fork is 15.29 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 61 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 81 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Clear Fork, WV report the most crime, about 4 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Clear Fork, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Clear Fork for 2025 is $135,524, about $261 per resident and $579 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Clear Fork Compared to Other Cities?

Clear Fork, WV:	$261
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Clear Fork is $261 per year, which is $204 less than the national average and $102 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Clear Fork:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $395 more than in Clear Fork.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $81 less than in Clear Fork

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Clear Fork	Cost per Clear Fork Resident
Murder	$36,936	$71
Rape/Sexual Assault	$29,217	$56
Robbery	$1,003	$2
Assault	$17,572	$34
Kidnapping	$1,914	$4
Vehicle Theft	$1,886	$4
Burglary	$5,178	$10
Theft	$8,925	$17
Arson	$1,482	$3
Vandalism	$10,674	$21
Animal Cruelty	$34	$0
Drug Crimes	$20,634	$40
Identity Theft	$68	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$135,524	$261

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Clear Fork, 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 Clear Fork totals $389,414 ($749 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $524,938 ($1,009 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 Clear Fork's 520 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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Clear Fork 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 Clear Fork residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.177
Robbery	0.0613
Rape	0.9267
Murder	0.0378
Total Violent Crime	2.202 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.314
Vehicle Theft	0.2343
Burglary	1.098
Arson	0.1180
Total Property Crime	4.764 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0607
Drug Crimes	5.365
Vandalism	2.873
Identity Theft	0.0168
Animal Cruelty	0.0088
Total "Other" Rate	8.324 (C+)

Individual Clear Fork Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sun Hill, WV	D+	F	A-
Lynco, WV	A-	B+	A
Brenton, WV	C+	C+	B
Coal Mountain, WV	A	A+	A
Matheny, WV	B	B	B+
Oceana, WV	B-	C+	B+
Simon, WV	B+	D	A
Wyoming, WV	C	A-	C-
Windom, WV	C+	A+	C
Jesse, WV	B	B	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Clear Fork 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
Cameron, LA	F	F	F
Troy, SC	F	D-	D-
Clifford, IN	A	A-	A-
Clatonia, NE	A+	A-	A-
Cherry Hill, AR	D	D-	D-
Chambers, NE	D+	C+	C+
Center Moreland, PA	A+	A	A
Carroll, NC	F	D-	D-
Caroline, WI	A	A	A
Carbo, VA	C+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Clear Fork 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 Clear Fork, WV average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Clear Fork schools on SchoolGrade

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