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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$45,488

Cost of Crime™ for Peora, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $938 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Peora 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 Peora, 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 Peora's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Peora sits in the 50th percentile, ahead of 50% of cities and behind 50%. The grade covers only Peora's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Peora is 23.77 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 32 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 63 in the southeast.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Peora, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Peora for 2025 is $45,488, about $355 per resident and $938 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

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

Peora, WV:	$355
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Peora is $355 per year, which is $109 less than the national average and $7 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Peora:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $300 more than in Peora.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $176 less than in Peora

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Peora	Cost per Peora Resident
Murder	$13,536	$106
Rape/Sexual Assault	$6,420	$50
Robbery	$607	$5
Assault	$5,351	$42
Kidnapping	$662	$5
Vehicle Theft	$1,622	$13
Burglary	$1,921	$15
Theft	$6,069	$47
Arson	$470	$4
Vandalism	$2,456	$19
Animal Cruelty	$25	$0
Drug Crimes	$6,333	$49
Identity Theft	$16	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$45,488	$355

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Peora, 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 Peora totals $121,978 ($953 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $167,467 ($1,308 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 Peora's 128 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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Peora 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 Peora residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.456
Robbery	0.1507
Rape	0.8273
Murder	0.0563
Total Violent Crime	2.490 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.156
Vehicle Theft	0.8181
Burglary	1.655
Arson	0.1521
Total Property Crime	11.78 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0853
Drug Crimes	6.689
Vandalism	2.686
Identity Theft	0.0166
Animal Cruelty	0.0265
Total "Other" Rate	9.503 (C)

Individual Peora Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pine Bluff, WV	C+	B	C+
Oakdale, WV	C+	B+	C+
Prospect Valley, WV	B	A	B
Jimtown, WV	B+	A	B+
Worthington, WV	B	B-	B
Hutchinson, WV	B	C+	B+
Haywood, WV	D-	B-	D-
Enterprise, WV	B+	B+	A-
Lumberport, WV	B	A	B
Four States, WV	B-	C+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Peora 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
Independence, NY	A+	C+	C+
Hope, IL	A-	A-	A-
Hopewell, SC	D	C	C
Horace, IL	A	C	C
Houghtonville, VT	C	D+	D+
House, NM	D-	D-	D-
Howard, GA	D	D	D
Howell, TN	C+	D	D
Howenstine, OH	C+	A-	A-
Hubertville, LA	F	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Peora 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 Peora, WV average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Peora schools on SchoolGrade

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