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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.45 million

Cost of Crime™ for Poca, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $895 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Poca 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 Poca, 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 Poca's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Poca sits in the 64th percentile, ahead of 64% of cities and behind 36%. The grade covers only Poca's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Poca is 19.84 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 39 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 67 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Poca, WV report the most crime, about 19 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Poca, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Poca for 2025 is $1,452,712, about $335 per resident and $895 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

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

Poca, WV:	$335
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Poca is $335 per year, which is $129 less than the national average and $27 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Poca:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $320 more than in Poca.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $156 less than in Poca

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Poca	Cost per Poca Resident
Murder	$449,652	$104
Rape/Sexual Assault	$196,896	$45
Robbery	$11,679	$3
Assault	$237,296	$55
Kidnapping	$21,881	$5
Vehicle Theft	$75,475	$17
Burglary	$50,069	$12
Theft	$145,457	$34
Arson	$11,902	$3
Vandalism	$83,530	$19
Animal Cruelty	$577	$0
Drug Crimes	$167,855	$39
Identity Theft	$443	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$1,452,712	$335

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Poca, 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 Poca totals $3,983,207 ($919 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,435,918 ($1,255 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 central 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, of which Poca has 1, do the same, and of Poca's 4,333 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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Poca 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 Poca residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.907
Robbery	0.0857
Rape	0.7494
Murder	0.0552
Total Violent Crime	2.797 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.482
Vehicle Theft	1.125
Burglary	1.274
Arson	0.1137
Total Property Crime	8.995 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0833
Drug Crimes	5.237
Vandalism	2.698
Identity Theft	0.0132
Animal Cruelty	0.0180
Total "Other" Rate	8.050 (C+)

Individual Poca Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Raymond City, WV	A	A-	A+
Cross Lanes, WV	B	B-	B-
Bancroft, WV	A-	B-	A
Nitro, WV	C-	C-	C-
Scott Depot, WV	B	A-	B+
Hometown, WV	B-	B-	B+
Heizer, WV	A-	B+	A
Winfield, WV	A	A	A
St. Albans, WV	C+	C+	C+
Institute, WV	C+	C+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Poca 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
Lineville, AL	C	B-	B-
Cornwall, PA	A+	B+	B+
Cortland, IL	B+	B+	B+
Corunna, MI	B-	C	C
Llano, TX	D-	D-	D-
Cottageville, SC	D	C-	C-
Cottonport, LA	D-	F	F
Courtney, TX	F	F	F
Coushatta, LA	D-	D	D
Covington, IN	B	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Poca 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 Poca, WV average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Poca schools on SchoolGrade

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