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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$72,808

Cost of Crime™ for Ottawa, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $648 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Ottawa 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 Ottawa, 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 Ottawa's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Ottawa sits in the 85th percentile, ahead of 85% of cities and behind 15%. The grade covers only Ottawa's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Ottawa is 13.90 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 36 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 87 in the west.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Ottawa, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ottawa for 2025 is $72,808, about $245 per resident and $648 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): 56.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

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

Ottawa, WV:	$245
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ottawa is $245 per year, which is $219 less than the national average and $117 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ottawa:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $410 more than in Ottawa.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $66 less than in Ottawa

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Ottawa	Cost per Ottawa Resident
Murder	$22,233	$75
Rape/Sexual Assault	$15,964	$54
Robbery	$1,332	$4
Assault	$5,298	$18
Kidnapping	$1,687	$6
Vehicle Theft	$2,367	$8
Burglary	$3,867	$13
Theft	$6,148	$21
Arson	$725	$2
Vandalism	$3,959	$13
Animal Cruelty	$31	$0
Drug Crimes	$9,187	$31
Identity Theft	$12	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$72,808	$245

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ottawa, 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 Ottawa totals $225,717 ($760 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $298,525 ($1,005 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 Ottawa's 297 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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Ottawa 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 Ottawa residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6211
Robbery	0.1425
Rape	0.8865
Murder	0.0398
Total Violent Crime	1.690 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.997
Vehicle Theft	0.5147
Burglary	1.435
Arson	0.1010
Total Property Crime	6.048 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0937
Drug Crimes	4.182
Vandalism	1.866
Identity Theft	0.0052
Animal Cruelty	0.0139
Total "Other" Rate	6.160 (B)

Individual Ottawa Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Clothier, WV	C	C	C
Jeffrey, WV	A-	A-	A-
Sharples, WV	D	D+	D
Spruce Valley, WV	D	D+	D
Hewett, WV	A-	B	A-
Cazy, WV	B-	C+	B-
Sodom, WV	D	D+	D
Bob White, WV	C+	C+	C+
Powell Creek, WV	B+	C+	B
Uneeda, WV	A-	B	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ottawa 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
Sago, VA	C+	C	C
Manuelitas, NM	D-	F	F
Manville, IN	B-	B	B
Maple Grove, MA	B+	C	C
Maple Island, MN	A	B-	B-
Marion, MN	B+	A+	A+
Marsh, MT	C+	C	C
Martha, KY	C	C-	C-
Routon, LA	C	D	D
Royerton, IN	A-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Ottawa 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 Ottawa, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Ottawa schools on SchoolGrade

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