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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$10,725

Cost of Crime™ for Sodom, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $1,514 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Sodom 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 Sodom, WV Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Sodom's combined rate is higher than the norm. Sodom sits in the 18th percentile, ahead of 18% of cities and behind 82%. The grade covers only Sodom's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sodom is 39.29 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sodom, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sodom for 2025 is $10,725, about $631 per resident and $1,514 per household. That equals 2.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

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

Sodom, WV:	$631
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sodom is $631 per year, which is $167 more than the national average and $269 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sodom:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $24 more than in Sodom.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $451 less than in Sodom

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sodom	Cost per Sodom Resident
Murder	$3,715	$219
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1,076	$63
Robbery	$165	$10
Assault	$1,455	$86
Kidnapping	$145	$9
Vehicle Theft	$270	$16
Burglary	$896	$53
Theft	$1,227	$72
Arson	$82	$5
Vandalism	$882	$52
Animal Cruelty	$3	$0
Drug Crimes	$809	$48
Identity Theft	$1	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$10,725	$631

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sodom, 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 Sodom totals $30,172 ($1,775 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $40,897 ($2,406 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 Sodom's 17 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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Sodom 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 Sodom residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.981
Robbery	0.3091
Rape	1.043
Murder	0.1163
Total Violent Crime	4.450 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.94
Vehicle Theft	1.027
Burglary	5.809
Arson	0.2006
Total Property Crime	20.97 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1403
Drug Crimes	6.432
Vandalism	7.264
Identity Theft	0.0051
Animal Cruelty	0.0217
Total "Other" Rate	13.86 (D)

Individual Sodom Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sharples, WV	D	D+	D
Spruce Valley, WV	D	D+	D
Clothier, WV	C	C	C
Ottawa, WV	A	A	A
Lake, WV	C-	D+	C-
Hewett, WV	A-	B	A-
Blair, WV	B+	A-	B
Jeffrey, WV	A-	A-	A-
Ethel, WV	C+	B+	B
Dabney, WV	C-	C+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sodom is similar 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
Wilburton Number Two, PA	D+	D+	D+
Bishop, AL	D-	D-	D-
Bixby, SD	F	F	F
Blaine, OR	A-	C-	C-
Blair Gap, TN	F	F	F
Blue Rock, WV	B	A-	A-
Bodman, IL	A-	B	B
Bonlee, NC	C	B-	B-
Bonnerton, NC	F	F	F
Book, LA	D-	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Sodom is less safe than the West Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sodom, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sodom schools on SchoolGrade

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