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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$33,039

Cost of Crime™ for Hartford, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $868 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Hartford 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 Hartford, 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 Hartford's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Hartford sits in the 46th percentile, ahead of 46% of cities and behind 54%. The grade covers only Hartford's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hartford is 25.30 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 39 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 45 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Hartford, WV report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hartford, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hartford for 2025 is $33,039, about $348 per resident and $868 per household. That equals 1.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

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

Hartford, WV:	$348
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hartford is $348 per year, which is $116 less than the national average and $15 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hartford:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $307 more than in Hartford.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $168 less than in Hartford

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Hartford	Cost per Hartford Resident
Murder	$8,380	$88
Rape/Sexual Assault	$5,160	$54
Robbery	$188	$2
Assault	$4,420	$47
Kidnapping	$837	$9
Vehicle Theft	$814	$9
Burglary	$742	$8
Theft	$5,703	$60
Arson	$226	$2
Vandalism	$1,451	$15
Animal Cruelty	$16	$0
Drug Crimes	$5,100	$54
Identity Theft	$2	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$33,039	$348

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hartford, 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 Hartford totals $81,379 ($857 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $114,418 ($1,204 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 Hartford's 95 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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Hartford 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 Hartford residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.620
Robbery	0.0628
Rape	0.8959
Murder	0.0469
Total Violent Crime	2.626 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.59
Vehicle Theft	0.5536
Burglary	0.8607
Arson	0.0984
Total Property Crime	13.10 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1453
Drug Crimes	7.257
Vandalism	2.138
Identity Theft	0.0027
Animal Cruelty	0.0230
Total "Other" Rate	9.567 (C-)

Individual Hartford Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hartford City, WV	C+	B-	B-
Syracuse, OH	B	B-	B+
Mason, WV	C	C-	C+
New Haven, WV	A-	B-	A
Welshtown, OH	C-	B	D+
Middleport, OH	B-	B-	B
West Columbia, WV	C+	B-	C+
Upper Flats, WV	A	B+	A-
Pomeroy, OH	C	D-	B-
Racine, OH	C+	B-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hartford 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
Cecil, KY	D-	C+	C+
Carmack, MO	C	D	D
Carmet, CA	D+	F	F
Cashel, ND	D-	D+	D+
Yorktown, AR	F	F	F
Catarina, TX	F	F	F
Cavendish, ID	D+	C	C
Cawood, MO	B	D+	D+
Cayutaville, NY	A	B+	B+
Caratunk, ME	B+	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Hartford 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 Hartford, WV average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Hartford schools on SchoolGrade

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