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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$354,733

Cost of Crime™ for East Bank, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $1,274 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Bank 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 East Bank, WV Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where East Bank's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. East Bank sits in the 44th percentile, ahead of 44% of cities and behind 56%. The grade covers only East Bank's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in East Bank is 26.13 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 38 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 39 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of East Bank, WV report the most crime, about 6 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Bank, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Bank for 2025 is $354,733, about $537 per resident and $1,274 per household. That equals 1.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Bank Compared to Other Cities?

East Bank, WV:	$537
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Bank is $537 per year, which is $73 more than the national average and $175 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Bank:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $118 more than in East Bank.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $358 less than in East Bank

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to East Bank	Cost per East Bank Resident
Murder	$146,634	$222
Rape/Sexual Assault	$34,274	$52
Robbery	$2,563	$4
Assault	$67,243	$102
Kidnapping	$3,240	$5
Vehicle Theft	$10,671	$16
Burglary	$16,098	$24
Theft	$29,025	$44
Arson	$1,032	$2
Vandalism	$15,536	$24
Animal Cruelty	$60	$0
Drug Crimes	$28,232	$43
Identity Theft	$126	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$354,733	$537

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Bank, 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 East Bank totals $1,151,730 ($1,745 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,506,464 ($2,283 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 East Bank's 660 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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East Bank 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 East Bank residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.548
Robbery	0.1234
Rape	0.8565
Murder	0.1182
Total Violent Crime	4.646 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.492
Vehicle Theft	1.044
Burglary	2.689
Arson	0.0648
Total Property Crime	12.29 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0810
Drug Crimes	5.783
Vandalism	3.295
Identity Theft	0.0246
Animal Cruelty	0.0123
Total "Other" Rate	9.196 (C)

Individual East Bank Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Glasgow, WV	C	C+	C
Cedar Grove, WV	D	D+	D
Hansford, WV	C	D+	C+
Drybranch, WV	C	D+	C
Cabin Creek, WV	D-	D-	D-
Pratt, WV	C	D+	C
Miami, WV	C	D+	C+
London, WV	C-	C+	C-
Hugheston, WV	C-	C+	C
Handley, WV	C	D+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Bank 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
Circle, MT	B+	D+	D+
Westover, PA	A+	A	A
Cagle, TN	B-	D+	D+
Weston, IA	A	A	A
Canaan, FL	A+	A+	A+
Caseyville, MS	A+	A+	A+
Cazadero, CA	C-	D-	D-
Cedarbluff, MS	B+	A+	A+
Westley, CA	D-	D+	D+
Chain-O-Lakes, MO	D	D	D

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

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