The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Inwood, WV
Inwood is an unincorporated community of 13,800 in Berkeley County, about 25 miles southwest of downtown Hagerstown · Updated November 2026
Is Inwood, WV safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Inwood: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 71% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map and the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 912 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
71% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Inwood as a whole, and 29% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Inwood scores 912.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Inwood, WV at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Inwood, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Inwood
One part of Inwood stands out for theft. Thefts in Tarico Heights, in central Inwood, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
How neighborhoods in Inwood compare
Every part of Inwood where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Inwood run from A+ to A; every part of Inwood has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Arden, northClose to the rest of Inwood on most crimes.A+929
2Tablers Station & Darkesville, northeastSimple assaults run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Inwood.A920
3Tarico Heights, centralSimple assaults run about 90% higher here than in the rest of Inwood.A858
Neighborhood areas of Inwood, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Crime rates and types in Inwood
CrimeGrade™ estimates Inwood has about 9.1 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 76% less than the US as a whole and 63% less than West Virginia.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Inwood, about 59% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Inwood compares with nearby cities
Inwood has more crime than 5 of its 6 nearest cities. Glengary and Gerrardstown have the least crime nearby.
Walkability, parking lots and night lighting in Inwood
Two things set Inwood apart: it has a Walk Grade of F (4 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 3.2 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places that are hard to get around on foot tend to report less theft and assault, and they run low here.
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 97% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (4 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 93% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 88% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.53% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 86% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.2% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 84% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Inwood: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 64% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Inwood on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Inwood
Crime costs Inwood about $481 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 60% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $11 million a year, or $815 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.1 million
$79
Rape
$180,000
$13
Robbery
$35,000
$3
Assault
$780,000
$56
Burglary
$39,000
$3
Theft
$160,000
$12
Vehicle theft
$20,000
$1
Arson
$11,000
$1
Vandalism
$62,000
$4
Total
$2.4 million
$172
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Inwood means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Inwood, WV average a SchoolGrade of C: 28% of students test proficient, against 35% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Inwood on SchoolGrade
