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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$105,486

Cost of Crime™ for Leachtown, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $748 per household.

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

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Leachtown's combined rate is lower than the norm. Leachtown sits in the 75th percentile, ahead of 75% of cities and behind 25%. The grade covers only Leachtown's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Leachtown is 16.67 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 45 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 78 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Leachtown, WV report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Leachtown, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Leachtown for 2025 is $105,486, about $341 per resident and $748 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): 52.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

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

Leachtown, WV:	$341
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Leachtown is $341 per year, which is $123 less than the national average and $21 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Leachtown:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $314 more than in Leachtown.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $162 less than in Leachtown

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Leachtown	Cost per Leachtown Resident
Murder	$39,631	$128
Rape/Sexual Assault	$17,544	$57
Robbery	$1,478	$5
Assault	$11,127	$36
Kidnapping	$1,835	$6
Vehicle Theft	$5,599	$18
Burglary	$4,193	$14
Theft	$6,271	$20
Arson	$943	$3
Vandalism	$4,775	$15
Animal Cruelty	$41	$0
Drug Crimes	$12,020	$39
Identity Theft	$31	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$105,486	$341

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Leachtown, 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 Leachtown totals $349,769 ($1,132 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $455,256 ($1,473 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 Leachtown's 309 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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Leachtown 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 Leachtown residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.254
Robbery	0.1521
Rape	0.9364
Murder	0.0682
Total Violent Crime	2.411 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.919
Vehicle Theft	1.170
Burglary	1.496
Arson	0.1263
Total Property Crime	6.711 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0979
Drug Crimes	5.259
Vandalism	2.163
Identity Theft	0.0128
Animal Cruelty	0.0179
Total "Other" Rate	7.550 (C+)

Individual Leachtown Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Elizabeth, WV	A-	B+	A
Newark, WV	B+	B+	A
Palestine, WV	A	B+	A+
Freeport, WV	C+	B-	B+
Morristown, WV	A	A	A
Slate, WV	A	A	A+
Two Run, WV	A	B+	A+
Creston, WV	B+	B-	A-
Hanna, WV	A	A-	A
Petroleum, WV	B-	B-	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Leachtown 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
Sandy Fork, TX	B-	D+	D+
Mingus, TX	C-	C	C
Mission, DE	B-	A-	A-
Mitchell, OR	D+	C	C
Mount Gaylor, AR	C-	C-	C-
Salem Corners, MN	A	B+	B+
Sand Hill, GA	D+	C-	C-
Sand Springs, IA	A-	B+	B+
Sandfordville, NY	A+	B-	B-
Sandlick, WV	A-	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Leachtown is safer than 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 Leachtown, WV average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Leachtown schools on SchoolGrade

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