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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$128,096

Cost of Crime™ for Harding, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $789 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Harding 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 Harding, 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 Harding's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Harding sits in the 52nd percentile, ahead of 52% of cities and behind 48%. The grade covers only Harding's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Harding is 23.36 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 37 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 45 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Harding, WV report the most crime, about 10 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Harding, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Harding for 2025 is $128,096, about $278 per resident and $789 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 63.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 23.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Harding Compared to Other Cities?

Harding, WV:	$278
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Harding is $278 per year, which is $186 less than the national average and $84 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Harding:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $377 more than in Harding.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $99 less than in Harding

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Harding	Cost per Harding Resident
Murder	$17,215	$37
Rape/Sexual Assault	$24,556	$53
Robbery	$1,552	$3
Assault	$17,036	$37
Kidnapping	$2,835	$6
Vehicle Theft	$3,100	$7
Burglary	$10,664	$23
Theft	$24,878	$54
Arson	$1,515	$3
Vandalism	$11,701	$25
Animal Cruelty	$72	$0
Drug Crimes	$12,862	$28
Identity Theft	$110	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$128,096	$278

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Harding, 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 Harding totals $236,993 ($515 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $365,089 ($794 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 Harding's 460 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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Harding 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 Harding residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.290
Robbery	0.1073
Rape	0.8804
Murder	0.0199
Total Violent Crime	2.297 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.44
Vehicle Theft	0.4351
Burglary	2.556
Arson	0.1364
Total Property Crime	13.57 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1016
Drug Crimes	3.780
Vandalism	3.561
Identity Theft	0.0310
Animal Cruelty	0.0213
Total "Other" Rate	7.495 (C+)

Individual Harding Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Norton, WV	C+	B	C
Weaver, WV	C+	B	C
Junior, WV	C+	C	B-
Kingsville, WV	C+	B	C
Coalton, WV	B+	B-	B+
Talbott, WV	A+	B+	A+
Crystal Springs, WV	B-	B	A-
Dartmoor, WV	C+	C	B-
Womelsdorf, WV	A-	C+	A-
Sullivan, WV	D+	D	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Harding is similar 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
Lovett, FL	C	D-	D-
Rose City, MN	A-	B	B
Meaux, LA	C	D-	D-
McCondy, MS	B+	A+	A+
Mc Lean, NY	A	B+	B+
Mashulaville, MS	D+	C	C
Marshfield, NY	A-	C+	C+
Lynn Spring, VA	D-	D+	D+
Luebbering, MO	C	C-	C-
Ludville, GA	B	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Harding is as safe as 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 Harding, WV average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Harding schools on SchoolGrade

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