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

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A+
Other Crime Grade	A

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$2.39 million

Cost of Crime™ for Falling Waters, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $516 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Falling Waters 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 Falling Waters, 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 Falling Waters's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Falling Waters sits in the 98th percentile, ahead of 98% of cities and behind 2%. The grade covers only Falling Waters's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Falling Waters is 8.955 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 70 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 177 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Falling Waters, WV report the most crime, about 33 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Falling Waters, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Falling Waters for 2025 is $2,392,994, about $195 per resident and $516 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 33.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Falling Waters Compared to Other Cities?

Falling Waters, WV:	$195
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Falling Waters is $195 per year, which is $269 less than the national average and $167 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Falling Waters:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $460 more than in Falling Waters.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $16 less than in Falling Waters

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Falling Waters	Cost per Falling Waters Resident
Murder	$835,059	$68
Rape/Sexual Assault	$547,052	$45
Robbery	$21,632	$2
Assault	$281,495	$23
Kidnapping	$45,912	$4
Vehicle Theft	$81,653	$7
Burglary	$91,747	$7
Theft	$177,730	$14
Arson	$30,170	$2
Vandalism	$63,032	$5
Animal Cruelty	$1,068	$0
Drug Crimes	$215,746	$18
Identity Theft	$699	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$2,392,994	$195

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Falling Waters, 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 Falling Waters totals $8,228,405 ($671 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $10,621,399 ($866 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 southwest part of the city holds more 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 Falling Waters's 12,271 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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Falling Waters 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 Falling Waters residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7988
Robbery	0.0560
Rape	0.7353
Murder	0.0362
Total Violent Crime	1.626 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	2.797
Vehicle Theft	0.4297
Burglary	0.8243
Arson	0.1018
Total Property Crime	4.152 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0617
Drug Crimes	2.377
Vandalism	0.7190
Identity Theft	0.0074
Animal Cruelty	0.0118
Total "Other" Rate	3.177 (A)

Individual Falling Waters Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Charlton, MD	C+	B	B+
Williamsport, MD	C+	C-	C+
Wilson-Conococheague, MD	B-	C-	A-
Clear Spring, MD	B+	C-	A
Fairplay, MD	D+	D+	D
Halfway, MD	D-	C-	D-
Bakersville, MD	C+	C-	B
St. James, MD	B	A+	C+
Hedgesville, WV	A+	A	A+
Big Pool, MD	A-	C+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Falling Waters 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
Brown Deer, WI	C-	C	C
East Hanover, NJ	C+	A	A
East Hampton, CT	A	A+	A+
East Grand Rapids, MI	B	B-	B-
Cheraw, SC	F	F	F
Chappaqua, NY	A	A-	A-
Cascades, VA	B+	A+	A+
Calimesa, CA	B-	C+	C+
Cahokia, IL	F	F	F
Burr Ridge, IL	B+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Falling Waters 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 Falling Waters, WV average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Falling Waters schools on SchoolGrade

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