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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$209,870

Cost of Crime™ for High View, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $1,053 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of High View 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 High View, 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 High View's combined rate is about the same as the norm. High View sits in the 50th percentile, ahead of 50% of cities and behind 50%. The grade covers only High View's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in High View is 24.06 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 39 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 84 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of High View, WV report the most crime, about 4 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in High View, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in High View for 2025 is $209,870, about $354 per resident and $1,053 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): 57.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in High View Compared to Other Cities?

High View, WV:	$354
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in High View is $354 per year, which is $110 less than the national average and $8 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to High View:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $301 more than in High View.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $174 less than in High View

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to High View	Cost per High View Resident
Murder	$46,753	$79
Rape/Sexual Assault	$27,568	$46
Robbery	$2,335	$4
Assault	$48,529	$82
Kidnapping	$4,125	$7
Vehicle Theft	$4,096	$7
Burglary	$9,887	$17
Theft	$30,584	$52
Arson	$2,181	$4
Vandalism	$7,918	$13
Animal Cruelty	$81	$0
Drug Crimes	$25,746	$43
Identity Theft	$66	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$209,870	$354

The Intangible Cost of Crime in High View, 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 High View totals $455,036 ($767 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $664,906 ($1,121 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 High View's 593 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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High View 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 High View residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.850
Robbery	0.1252
Rape	0.7667
Murder	0.0420
Total Violent Crime	3.783 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.959
Vehicle Theft	0.4461
Burglary	1.838
Arson	0.1523
Total Property Crime	12.40 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1147
Drug Crimes	5.870
Vandalism	1.869
Identity Theft	0.0144
Animal Cruelty	0.0185
Total "Other" Rate	7.886 (C+)

Individual High View Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Yellow Spring, WV	C+	C	B
Capon Springs, WV	C+	C-	C
Gore, VA	A-	A	A
Capon Bridge, WV	A	C+	A+
Loom, WV	A-	C+	A+
Millbrook, WV	B-	C	A-
Cold Stream, WV	A	B	A+
Hayfield, VA	B+	A	A-
Lake Holiday, VA	A-	A-	A
Star Tannery, VA	A	B+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

High View 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
Huddle, VA	C-	B-	B-
Shiloh, VA	A+	A	A
Shiloh, TX	D+	D+	D+
La Russell, MO	C+	C-	C-
Ivy, VA	B	A-	A-
Irwin, OH	B	B	B
Indiantown, MD	C+	D+	D+
Ikes Fork, WV	C-	F	F
Hye, TX	C-	D	D
Huxley, TX	D	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, High View 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 High View, WV average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See High View schools on SchoolGrade

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