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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$504,216

Cost of Crime™ for Great Cacapon, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $864 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Great Cacapon 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 Great Cacapon, WV Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Great Cacapon's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Great Cacapon sits in the 67th percentile, ahead of 67% of cities and behind 33%. The grade covers only Great Cacapon's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Great Cacapon is 18.85 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 45 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 65 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Great Cacapon, WV report the most crime, about 10 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Great Cacapon, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Great Cacapon for 2025 is $504,216, about $320 per resident and $864 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Great Cacapon Compared to Other Cities?

Great Cacapon, WV:	$320
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Great Cacapon is $320 per year, which is $144 less than the national average and $43 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Great Cacapon:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $335 more than in Great Cacapon.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $140 less than in Great Cacapon

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Great Cacapon	Cost per Great Cacapon Resident
Murder	$139,459	$88
Rape/Sexual Assault	$86,187	$55
Robbery	$4,407	$3
Assault	$75,808	$48
Kidnapping	$9,530	$6
Vehicle Theft	$8,213	$5
Burglary	$32,632	$21
Theft	$27,009	$17
Arson	$5,727	$4
Vandalism	$27,358	$17
Animal Cruelty	$254	$0
Drug Crimes	$87,389	$55
Identity Theft	$244	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$504,216	$320

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Great Cacapon, 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 Great Cacapon totals $1,357,156 ($861 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,861,372 ($1,180 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 Great Cacapon's 1,577 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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Great Cacapon 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 Great Cacapon residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.674
Robbery	0.0888
Rape	0.9014
Murder	0.0471
Total Violent Crime	2.711 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.307
Vehicle Theft	0.3363
Burglary	2.281
Arson	0.1504
Total Property Crime	6.075 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0997
Drug Crimes	7.492
Vandalism	2.428
Identity Theft	0.0200
Animal Cruelty	0.0217
Total "Other" Rate	10.06 (C-)

Individual Great Cacapon Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Magnolia, WV	B+	C+	A+
Sleepy Creek, WV	B+	B+	A-
Berkeley Springs, WV	B+	A-	A
Cohill, MD	C+	B	B
Little Orleans, MD	C+	C	B-
Largent, WV	B-	C-	B+
Green Ridge, MD	C	C-	B
Paw Paw, WV	C-	C-	C
Unger, WV	B+	B	A
Neals Run, WV	C-	D	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Great Cacapon 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
Lakeville, OH	A	B-	B-
Russellville, OH	B-	A-	A-
Round Mountain, NV	F	F	F
Mountainair, NM	F	D+	D+
Monterey, LA	C-	D+	D+
Mindoro, WI	A	A+	A+
Mignon, AL	C-	C+	C+
Miflin, AL	B+	A+	A+
Martville, NY	A+	B	B
Adell, WI	A	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Great Cacapon 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 Great Cacapon, WV average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Great Cacapon schools on SchoolGrade

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