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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$29,432

Cost of Crime™ for New Era, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $674 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of New Era 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 New Era, 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 New Era's combined rate is lower than the norm. New Era sits in the 72nd percentile, ahead of 72% of cities and behind 28%. The grade covers only New Era's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Era is 17.50 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Era, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Era for 2025 is $29,432, about $316 per resident and $674 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Era Compared to Other Cities?

New Era, WV:	$316
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Era is $316 per year, which is $148 less than the national average and $46 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Era:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $339 more than in New Era.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $137 less than in New Era

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New Era	Cost per New Era Resident
Murder	$8,433	$91
Rape/Sexual Assault	$5,291	$57
Robbery	$451	$5
Assault	$4,551	$49
Kidnapping	$690	$7
Vehicle Theft	$881	$9
Burglary	$1,826	$20
Theft	$2,302	$25
Arson	$393	$4
Vandalism	$1,878	$20
Animal Cruelty	$15	$0
Drug Crimes	$2,709	$29
Identity Theft	$11	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$29,432	$316

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Era, 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 New Era totals $82,557 ($888 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $111,989 ($1,204 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 New Era's 93 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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New Era 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 New Era residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.704
Robbery	0.1541
Rape	0.9384
Murder	0.0483
Total Violent Crime	2.845 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.779
Vehicle Theft	0.6121
Burglary	2.165
Arson	0.1752
Total Property Crime	7.731 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1224
Drug Crimes	3.938
Vandalism	2.826
Identity Theft	0.0159
Animal Cruelty	0.0217
Total "Other" Rate	6.924 (B-)

Individual New Era Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sandyville, WV	A-	C	A
Odaville, WV	A+	C-	A+
Liverpool, WV	B+	B+	B
Leroy, WV	B	B-	B+
Hereford, WV	C+	C-	B-
Lockhart, WV	A	C+	A+
Marshall, WV	B+	B-	A
Silverton, WV	C+	B	C+
Sidneyville, WV	B-	B-	C+
Wiseburg, WV	B+	A	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Era 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
Terrell, GA	B	B-	B-
Hayward, SD	B-	A-	A-
Hazel, NY	D-	F	F
Tapco, AZ	D	F	F
Tar Hill, KY	B	A-	A-
Tellico Hills, TN	C	C-	C-
Ten Mile, PA	A	A+	A+
Tennanah Lake, NY	B+	C-	C-
Tensas Bluff, LA	F	F	F
Hayward, OK	B-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, New Era 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 New Era, WV average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See New Era schools on SchoolGrade

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