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

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$41,692

Cost of Crime™ for McWhorter, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $488 per household.

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

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where McWhorter's combined rate is much lower than the norm. McWhorter sits in the 92nd percentile, ahead of 92% of cities and behind 8%. The grade covers only McWhorter's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in McWhorter is 11.51 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in McWhorter, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in McWhorter for 2025 is $41,692, about $199 per resident and $488 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.1%

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

McWhorter, WV:	$199
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in McWhorter is $199 per year, which is $266 less than the national average and $164 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to McWhorter:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $457 more than in McWhorter.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $19 less than in McWhorter

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to McWhorter	Cost per McWhorter Resident
Murder	$6,098	$29
Rape/Sexual Assault	$10,241	$49
Robbery	$432	$2
Assault	$9,816	$47
Kidnapping	$606	$3
Vehicle Theft	$1,317	$6
Burglary	$1,877	$9
Theft	$1,699	$8
Arson	$526	$3
Vandalism	$2,074	$10
Animal Cruelty	$30	$0
Drug Crimes	$6,939	$33
Identity Theft	$38	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$41,692	$199

The Intangible Cost of Crime in McWhorter, 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 McWhorter totals $92,256 ($439 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $133,948 ($638 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 McWhorter's 210 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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McWhorter 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 McWhorter residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.628
Robbery	0.0654
Rape	0.8043
Murder	0.0155
Total Violent Crime	2.513 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	1.562
Vehicle Theft	0.4049
Burglary	0.9852
Arson	0.1036
Total Property Crime	3.056 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0476
Drug Crimes	4.467
Vandalism	1.382
Identity Theft	0.0235
Animal Cruelty	0.0193
Total "Other" Rate	5.939 (B)

Individual McWhorter Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South Park, WV	A-	C	A
Jane Lew, WV	A	B-	A+
Lightburn, WV	A+	A	A+
Lost Creek, WV	A	A	A+
Rockford, WV	A	A-	A
Rider, WV	A-	A-	A
West Milford, WV	A-	A-	A-
Kincheloe, WV	A	A	A+
Johnstown, WV	A-	A-	A+
Weston, WV	C+	C	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

McWhorter 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
Peach Orchard, FL	B	C-	C-
Purvis Still, FL	C-	C	C
Purdum, NE	D-	D-	D-
Prudence Island, RI	F	C-	C-
Process City, AR	D-	D-	D-
Prater, KY	C+	B	B
Pennine, TN	D+	D-	D-
Pendroy, MT	C-	C+	C+
Peason, LA	D	B-	B-
Putnam, AL	D-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, McWhorter 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 McWhorter, WV average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See McWhorter schools on SchoolGrade

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