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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$255,242

Cost of Crime™ for Ikes Fork, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $1,322 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ikes Fork 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 Ikes Fork, 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 Ikes Fork's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Ikes Fork sits in the 37th percentile, ahead of 37% of cities and behind 63%. The grade covers only Ikes Fork's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Ikes Fork is 28.73 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 30 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 43 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Ikes Fork, WV report the most crime, about 8 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ikes Fork, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ikes Fork for 2025 is $255,242, about $504 per resident and $1,322 per household. That equals 2.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Ikes Fork Compared to Other Cities?

Ikes Fork, WV:	$504
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ikes Fork is $504 per year, which is $40 more than the national average and $142 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ikes Fork:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $151 more than in Ikes Fork.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $325 less than in Ikes Fork

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Ikes Fork	Cost per Ikes Fork Resident
Murder	$15,527	$31
Rape/Sexual Assault	$29,230	$58
Robbery	$2,071	$4
Assault	$146,315	$289
Kidnapping	$2,893	$6
Vehicle Theft	$3,282	$6
Burglary	$2,994	$6
Theft	$21,224	$42
Arson	$1,422	$3
Vandalism	$9,780	$19
Animal Cruelty	$83	$0
Drug Crimes	$20,381	$40
Identity Theft	$40	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$255,242	$504

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ikes Fork, 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 Ikes Fork totals $281,564 ($556 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $536,805 ($1,061 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 Ikes Fork's 506 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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Ikes Fork 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 Ikes Fork residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	10.07
Robbery	0.1301
Rape	0.9527
Murder	0.0163
Total Violent Crime	11.17 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.099
Vehicle Theft	0.4188
Burglary	0.6524
Arson	0.1163
Total Property Crime	9.287 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0943
Drug Crimes	5.445
Vandalism	2.706
Identity Theft	0.0101
Animal Cruelty	0.0221
Total "Other" Rate	8.277 (C+)

Individual Ikes Fork Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
North Spring, WV	D+	F	B+
Hanover, WV	D+	D-	C-
Sandy Huff, WV	C	D-	C+
Iaeger, WV	C	D+	C
Hull, WV	C	C+	C
Justice, WV	C+	D	B
Gilbert Creek, WV	B-	C	B-
Isaban, WV	B	C	B+
Wilmore, WV	C+	C+	C
Hensley, WV	D+	D-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ikes Fork is higher 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
Childress, VA	A-	A-	A-
Walnut Hill, LA	D-	D-	D-
Wallops Island, VA	C	C+	C+
Wallonia, KY	C	A-	A-
Wallace, GA	A-	C+	C+
Vanderbilt, TX	B-	C-	C-
Compton, IL	A+	A-	A-
Collins, WI	A+	A	A
Cold Spring, TN	F	D+	D+
Cold Spring, NJ	B+	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Ikes Fork is less safe than the West Virginia state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ikes Fork, WV average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 19% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Ikes Fork schools on SchoolGrade

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