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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$170,191

Cost of Crime™ for Plum Orchard, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $772 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Plum Orchard 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 Plum Orchard, 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 Plum Orchard's combined rate is lower than the norm. Plum Orchard sits in the 77th percentile, ahead of 77% of cities and behind 23%. The grade covers only Plum Orchard's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Plum Orchard is 16.18 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 56 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 70 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Plum Orchard, WV report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Plum Orchard, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Plum Orchard for 2025 is $170,191, about $279 per resident and $772 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): 56.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Plum Orchard Compared to Other Cities?

Plum Orchard, WV:	$279
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Plum Orchard is $279 per year, which is $186 less than the national average and $84 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Plum Orchard:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $377 more than in Plum Orchard.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $99 less than in Plum Orchard

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Plum Orchard	Cost per Plum Orchard Resident
Murder	$48,053	$79
Rape/Sexual Assault	$31,186	$51
Robbery	$1,387	$2
Assault	$25,665	$42
Kidnapping	$5,105	$8
Vehicle Theft	$5,277	$9
Burglary	$6,644	$11
Theft	$17,743	$29
Arson	$1,721	$3
Vandalism	$9,838	$16
Animal Cruelty	$98	$0
Drug Crimes	$17,413	$28
Identity Theft	$62	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$170,191	$279

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Plum Orchard, 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 Plum Orchard totals $474,591 ($777 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $644,782 ($1,055 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 Plum Orchard's 611 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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Plum Orchard 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 Plum Orchard residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.463
Robbery	0.0722
Rape	0.8418
Murder	0.0418
Total Violent Crime	2.418 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.607
Vehicle Theft	0.5578
Burglary	1.199
Arson	0.1166
Total Property Crime	7.480 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1378
Drug Crimes	3.853
Vandalism	2.254
Identity Theft	0.0131
Animal Cruelty	0.0217
Total "Other" Rate	6.279 (B)

Individual Plum Orchard Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Skidmore, WV	A-	B+	A+
Gay, WV	B+	C+	A
Kenna, WV	A-	B	A-
Fletcher, WV	B+	B-	B
Advent, WV	C-	C-	C-
Given, WV	A-	B	A
Salt Hill, WV	B-	B-	B
Goldtown, WV	A	B+	A+
Hereford, WV	C+	C-	B-
Ripley, WV	C-	C	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Plum Orchard 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
Tusayan, AZ	F	F	F
Big Creek, MS	A-	A+	A+
Biggsville, IL	B-	C+	C+
Black River, MI	A+	B-	B-
Blue Mountain, AL	C	D+	D+
Boiceville, NY	C	C-	C-
Boomer, WV	D	D	D
Bosque, NM	D-	D-	D-
Bumpus Mills, TN	A	B-	B-
Burgess, MI	A	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Plum Orchard 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 Plum Orchard, WV average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Plum Orchard schools on SchoolGrade

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