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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$635,870

Cost of Crime™ for Kimball, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $1,593 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Kimball 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 Kimball, WV Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Kimball's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Kimball sits in the 12th percentile, ahead of 12% of cities and behind 88%. The grade covers only Kimball's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Kimball is 46.08 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 16 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 49 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Kimball, WV report the most crime, about 22 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Kimball, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Kimball for 2025 is $635,870, about $610 per resident and $1,593 per household. That equals 4.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

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

Kimball, WV:	$610
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Kimball is $610 per year, which is $146 more than the national average and $248 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Kimball:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $45 more than in Kimball.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $431 less than in Kimball

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Kimball	Cost per Kimball Resident
Murder	$182,797	$175
Rape/Sexual Assault	$49,036	$47
Robbery	$8,742	$8
Assault	$112,850	$108
Kidnapping	$5,576	$5
Vehicle Theft	$17,329	$17
Burglary	$33,743	$32
Theft	$131,135	$126
Arson	$3,803	$4
Vandalism	$43,651	$42
Animal Cruelty	$238	$0
Drug Crimes	$46,642	$45
Identity Theft	$328	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$635,870	$610

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Kimball, 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 Kimball totals $1,476,969 ($1,417 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,112,840 ($2,028 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, of which Kimball has 2, do the same, and of Kimball's 1,042 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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Kimball 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 Kimball residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.771
Robbery	0.2667
Rape	0.7761
Murder	0.0933
Total Violent Crime	4.907 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	24.30
Vehicle Theft	1.074
Burglary	3.570
Arson	0.1511
Total Property Crime	29.10 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0883
Drug Crimes	6.051
Vandalism	5.864
Identity Theft	0.0407
Animal Cruelty	0.0308
Total "Other" Rate	12.07 (D+)

Individual Kimball Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Vivian, WV	C	C-	C+
Welch, WV	D-	D	D-
Landgraff, WV	C-	D+	C
Keystone, WV	C	C-	C+
Thorpe, WV	C	D+	C+
Northfork, WV	D+	C-	C-
Gary, WV	C-	D+	C-
Mohegan, WV	D-	D-	D-
Pageton, WV	D+	D+	C-
Elkhorn, WV	D-	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Kimball 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
Rock Island, OK	C+	B	B
La Paz, IN	C+	B-	B-
Lake Preston, SD	C	C	C
Lakeview Park, WA	D	C-	C-
Lamar, IN	B+	B+	B+
Laneview, TN	D	D-	D-
Le Roy, KS	D+	C-	C-
Lincoln, TX	B-	C	C
Rantoul, KS	B-	C+	C+
Ravenden Springs, AR	D+	D+	D+

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kimball, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Kimball schools on SchoolGrade

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