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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A+
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$199,842

Cost of Crime™ for Rock Cave, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $545 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Rock Cave 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 Rock Cave, 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 Rock Cave's combined rate is lower than the norm. Rock Cave sits in the 81st percentile, ahead of 81% of cities and behind 19%. The grade covers only Rock Cave's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Rock Cave is 15.11 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 56 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 86 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Rock Cave, WV report the most crime, about 3 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rock Cave, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Rock Cave for 2025 is $199,842, about $260 per resident and $545 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): 58.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Rock Cave Compared to Other Cities?

Rock Cave, WV:	$260
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Rock Cave is $260 per year, which is $204 less than the national average and $102 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Rock Cave:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $395 more than in Rock Cave.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $81 less than in Rock Cave

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Rock Cave	Cost per Rock Cave Resident
Murder	$59,702	$78
Rape/Sexual Assault	$46,320	$60
Robbery	$3,395	$4
Assault	$9,298	$12
Kidnapping	$2,884	$4
Vehicle Theft	$5,022	$7
Burglary	$9,460	$12
Theft	$8,878	$12
Arson	$2,531	$3
Vandalism	$13,924	$18
Animal Cruelty	$165	$0
Drug Crimes	$37,884	$49
Identity Theft	$378	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$199,842	$260

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Rock Cave, 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 Rock Cave totals $621,327 ($809 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $821,169 ($1,069 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 Rock Cave's 768 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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Rock Cave 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 Rock Cave residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.4216
Robbery	0.1406
Rape	0.9947
Murder	0.0414
Total Violent Crime	1.598 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	2.232
Vehicle Theft	0.4223
Burglary	1.358
Arson	0.1365
Total Property Crime	4.149 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0619
Drug Crimes	6.669
Vandalism	2.538
Identity Theft	0.0635
Animal Cruelty	0.0290
Total "Other" Rate	9.361 (C)

Individual Rock Cave Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wilsontown, WV	A	A-	A+
Gaines, WV	B+	A+	A+
Carter, WV	A	A-	A+
Duffy, WV	B+	A+	A
French Creek, WV	A	A-	A
Kanawha Head, WV	B+	A+	A+
Hoover Town, WV	A+	B+	A+
Zion, WV	A	A-	A-
Canaan, WV	B+	A+	A+
Eden, WV	B+	A+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Rock Cave 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
Shady Valley, TN	D-	F	F
Hell, MI	A+	B+	B+
Hestertown, NC	D-	D+	D+
Hollansburg, OH	B-	B-	B-
Homecroft, IN	B-	B+	B+
Homer, OK	C-	C+	C+
Hometown, WV	B-	B-	B-
Horse Branch, KY	B-	B+	B+
Jeffers, MN	B-	B-	B-
Jelloway, OH	B+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Rock Cave 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 Rock Cave, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 20% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Rock Cave schools on SchoolGrade

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