The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Logan County, WV
Logan County is home to 31,400 residents and includes Logan and Chapmanville · Updated November 2026
Is Logan County, WV safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Logan County has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 62% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Logan County run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 885 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
62% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Logan County as a whole, and 38% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Logan County scores 885.
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 Logan County, WV at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Logan County, 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 Logan County
Car thefts are uncommon. Logan County has car thefts at less than half the US rate: 0.91 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in Logan County
Low crime is the norm across Logan County: 98% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 2% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Logan County run from A+ to F; 86% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 98%D or F 2%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Logan County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the east side has the least crime and the center the most.
Crime rates and types in Logan County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Logan County has about 19 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 48% less than the US as a whole and 22% 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Logan County is assault, about 45% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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.
Where and when crime happens in Logan County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Logan County, 2022 to 2024.
In Logan County, 65% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (65%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (61%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (66%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Logan County compares with nearby counties
Of the 10 counties closest to Logan County, 9 have less crime. Wyoming County and Martin County, KY have the least.
Night lighting, walkability and empty homes in Logan County
Two things set Logan County apart: it has 18% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally, and a Walk Grade of F (4 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and vandalism, and they run low here.
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.18% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 98% of Americans
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. 96% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (4 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 98% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.13.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 95% of Americans
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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 Logan County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.4% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 81% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.34 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 79% of Americans
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 Logan County
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Logan County about $865 a year per household, 28% 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 $52 million a year, or $1,671 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$4.0 million
$128
Rape
$630,000
$20
Robbery
$44,000
$1
Assault
$4.3 million
$136
Burglary
$470,000
$15
Theft
$990,000
$31
Vehicle theft
$440,000
$14
Arson
$120,000
$4
Vandalism
$300,000
$9
Total
$11 million
$359
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 Logan County 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 Logan County, WV average a SchoolGrade of D: 24% of students test proficient, against 28% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Logan County on SchoolGrade
