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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$21,740

Cost of Crime™ for Janie, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $1,339 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Janie 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 Janie, 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 Janie's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Janie sits in the 39th percentile, ahead of 39% of cities and behind 61%. The grade covers only Janie's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Janie is 28.03 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Janie, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Janie for 2025 is $21,740, about $426 per resident and $1,339 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): 55.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

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

Janie, WV:	$426
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Janie is $426 per year, which is $38 less than the national average and $64 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Janie:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $229 more than in Janie.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $247 less than in Janie

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Janie	Cost per Janie Resident
Murder	$7,350	$144
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2,839	$56
Robbery	$268	$5
Assault	$2,955	$58
Kidnapping	$285	$6
Vehicle Theft	$466	$9
Burglary	$459	$9
Theft	$3,929	$77
Arson	$136	$3
Vandalism	$1,062	$21
Animal Cruelty	$6	$0
Drug Crimes	$1,986	$39
Identity Theft	$0	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$21,740	$426

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Janie, 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 Janie totals $63,098 ($1,237 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $84,839 ($1,664 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 Janie's 51 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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Janie 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 Janie residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.017
Robbery	0.1670
Rape	0.9181
Murder	0.0767
Total Violent Crime	3.179 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.87
Vehicle Theft	0.5901
Burglary	0.9922
Arson	0.1105
Total Property Crime	16.57 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0923
Drug Crimes	5.264
Vandalism	2.914
Identity Theft	0.0001
Animal Cruelty	0.0160
Total "Other" Rate	8.287 (C+)

Individual Janie Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rock Creek, WV	D+	C-	C-
Whitesville, WV	D+	C-	D+
Leevale, WV	D+	C	D+
Sylvester, WV	C-	C	C-
Price Hill, WV	B+	B	B+
Twilight, WV	D+	D+	D+
Lindytown, WV	C-	C	C-
Edwight, WV	D-	D	D-
Montcoal, WV	D-	D	D-
Dorothy, WV	D+	C+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Janie 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
Salt Creek, CO	F	D-	D-
Long, MS	B-	A+	A+
Longdale, WV	A	B-	B-
Loretta, KS	D	C-	C-
Loretto, VA	D+	C-	C-
Macey, AR	C	B+	B+
Madding, AR	F	F	F
Mamont, PA	A	A+	A+
Mankins, TX	F	D-	D-
Mansfield City, CT	B-	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Janie 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 Janie, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Janie schools on SchoolGrade

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