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

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Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$202,190

Cost of Crime™ for Short Gap, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $647 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Short Gap 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 Short Gap, 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 Short Gap's combined rate is lower than the norm. Short Gap sits in the 83rd percentile, ahead of 83% of cities and behind 17%. The grade covers only Short Gap's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Short Gap is 14.36 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 64 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 76 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Short Gap, WV report the most crime, about 5 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Short Gap, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Short Gap for 2025 is $202,190, about $280 per resident and $647 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): 53.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Short Gap Compared to Other Cities?

Short Gap, WV:	$280
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Short Gap is $280 per year, which is $184 less than the national average and $82 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Short Gap:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $375 more than in Short Gap.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $101 less than in Short Gap

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Short Gap	Cost per Short Gap Resident
Murder	$53,720	$75
Rape/Sexual Assault	$34,712	$48
Robbery	$2,972	$4
Assault	$50,446	$70
Kidnapping	$4,408	$6
Vehicle Theft	$4,120	$6
Burglary	$7,499	$10
Theft	$15,962	$22
Arson	$2,246	$3
Vandalism	$7,359	$10
Animal Cruelty	$91	$0
Drug Crimes	$18,232	$25
Identity Theft	$424	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$202,190	$280

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Short Gap, 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 Short Gap totals $536,260 ($744 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $738,450 ($1,024 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 Short Gap's 721 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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Short Gap 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 Short Gap residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.436
Robbery	0.1310
Rape	0.7940
Murder	0.0396
Total Violent Crime	3.401 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.275
Vehicle Theft	0.3690
Burglary	1.147
Arson	0.1290
Total Property Crime	5.920 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1008
Drug Crimes	3.418
Vandalism	1.429
Identity Theft	0.0760
Animal Cruelty	0.0170
Total "Other" Rate	5.041 (B+)

Individual Short Gap Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bier, MD	D	C-	D
Fort Ashby, WV	B+	B-	A+
Ridgeley, WV	B+	B-	B+
Patterson Creek, WV	A-	A	A
Cresaptown, MD	D-	D-	D+
Rawlings, MD	D-	D-	D+
Wiley Ford, WV	A-	A-	B+
Dawson, MD	D-	D-	C-
Carpendale, WV	A+	A+	A+
Midland, MD	C	C	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Short Gap 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
Pattonsburg, MO	D+	C	C
Placerville, CO	D	D	D
Piney Creek, NC	F	C	C
Pinecliffe, CO	D-	D-	D-
Pierson, IA	C	A-	A-
Pickensville, AL	D	F	F
Peoa, UT	B	B+	B+
Peever, SD	D	D-	D-
Pawlet, VT	B-	B	B
Powers, OR	D-	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Short Gap 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 Short Gap, WV average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Short Gap schools on SchoolGrade

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