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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$381,936

Cost of Crime™ for Pecks Mill, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $900 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pecks Mill 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 Pecks Mill, WV Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Pecks Mill's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Pecks Mill sits in the 48th percentile, ahead of 48% of cities and behind 52%. The grade covers only Pecks Mill's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Pecks Mill is 24.73 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 29 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 51 in the southwest.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Pecks Mill, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Pecks Mill for 2025 is $381,936, about $371 per resident and $900 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Pecks Mill Compared to Other Cities?

Pecks Mill, WV:	$371
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Pecks Mill is $371 per year, which is $93 less than the national average and $9 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Pecks Mill:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $284 more than in Pecks Mill.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $192 less than in Pecks Mill

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Pecks Mill	Cost per Pecks Mill Resident
Murder	$90,993	$88
Rape/Sexual Assault	$54,709	$53
Robbery	$4,700	$5
Assault	$72,976	$71
Kidnapping	$5,896	$6
Vehicle Theft	$11,958	$12
Burglary	$18,032	$18
Theft	$44,004	$43
Arson	$3,037	$3
Vandalism	$20,503	$20
Animal Cruelty	$229	$0
Drug Crimes	$54,846	$53
Identity Theft	$54	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$381,936	$371

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Pecks Mill, 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 Pecks Mill totals $885,312 ($860 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,267,249 ($1,232 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 Pecks Mill's 1,029 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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Pecks Mill 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 Pecks Mill residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.469
Robbery	0.1452
Rape	0.8769
Murder	0.0471
Total Violent Crime	3.539 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.257
Vehicle Theft	0.7505
Burglary	1.932
Arson	0.1222
Total Property Crime	11.06 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0945
Drug Crimes	7.206
Vandalism	2.789
Identity Theft	0.0067
Animal Cruelty	0.0300
Total "Other" Rate	10.13 (C-)

Individual Pecks Mill Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mitchell Heights, WV	B	B-	B+
Henlawson, WV	B-	C+	B
Lake, WV	C-	D+	C-
Chapmanville, WV	C+	C	B
Peach Creek, WV	C+	B	B+
Manila, WV	A	B+	A
West Logan, WV	D-	F	D
Ethel, WV	C+	B+	B
Logan, WV	D-	D	D-
Hewett, WV	A-	B	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Pecks Mill 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
Spears Corner, ME	B	A+	A+
Havana, AR	D+	D	D
Hazelwood, IN	B-	B	B
Hebron, TN	F	F	F
Hepzibah, WV	B+	B-	B-
Highland, AR	F	D-	D-
Higley, AZ	B+	B	B
Hills, MN	B	A	A
South Sterling, PA	A-	B-	B-
Harlem, OH	A	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Pecks Mill is as safe as 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 Pecks Mill, WV average SchoolGrade of F, with 20% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Pecks Mill schools on SchoolGrade

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