The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in New Richmond, 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?

$224,342

Cost of Crime™ for New Richmond, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $1,541 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of New Richmond 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 Richmond, 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 New Richmond's combined rate is much higher than the norm. New Richmond sits in the 11th percentile, ahead of 11% of cities and behind 89%. The grade covers only New Richmond's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Richmond is 47.68 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 14 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 47 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of New Richmond, WV report the most crime, about 9 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Richmond, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Richmond for 2025 is $224,342, about $587 per resident and $1,541 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

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

New Richmond, WV:	$587
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Richmond is $587 per year, which is $123 more than the national average and $225 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Richmond:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $68 more than in New Richmond.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $408 less than in New Richmond

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New Richmond	Cost per New Richmond Resident
Murder	$51,618	$135
Rape/Sexual Assault	$21,029	$55
Robbery	$3,785	$10
Assault	$39,512	$103
Kidnapping	$2,668	$7
Vehicle Theft	$6,127	$16
Burglary	$14,047	$37
Theft	$49,733	$130
Arson	$1,582	$4
Vandalism	$12,367	$32
Animal Cruelty	$77	$0
Drug Crimes	$21,709	$57
Identity Theft	$89	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$224,342	$587

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Richmond, 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 Richmond totals $454,352 ($1,189 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $678,694 ($1,777 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 southwest part of the city holds more 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 Richmond's 382 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 Richmond 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 Richmond residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.602
Robbery	0.3150
Rape	0.9079
Murder	0.0719
Total Violent Crime	4.897 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	25.14
Vehicle Theft	1.036
Burglary	4.054
Arson	0.1715
Total Property Crime	30.40 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1152
Drug Crimes	7.683
Vandalism	4.532
Identity Theft	0.0300
Animal Cruelty	0.0272
Total "Other" Rate	12.39 (D)

Individual New Richmond Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pineville, WV	C-	C+	D+
Rock View, WV	B	B+	C+
Windom, WV	C+	A+	C
Itmann, WV	B+	B-	A-
Alpoca, WV	B	B-	A+
Wyoming, WV	C	A-	C-
Saulsville, WV	A-	A+	B+
Mullens, WV	B	C	A-
Bud, WV	B	C+	A
Brenton, WV	C+	C+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Richmond 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
Canaan, IN	B	A-	A-
Wall, PA	D	D-	D-
Clay Springs, AZ	D	D-	D-
Chestnut Mound, TN	C	C-	C-
Cherokee, TX	F	D-	D-
Cerro, NM	F	F	F
Ceres, VA	F	C	C
Central City, AR	C+	D+	D+
Center Hill, AL	B	A+	A+
Centenary, VA	B	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, New Richmond 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 New Richmond, WV average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See New Richmond schools on SchoolGrade

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