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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$22,172

Cost of Crime™ for Spring Dale, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $1,043 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Spring Dale 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 Spring Dale, 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 Spring Dale's combined rate is higher than the norm. Spring Dale sits in the 22nd percentile, ahead of 22% of cities and behind 78%. The grade covers only Spring Dale's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Spring Dale is 36.20 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 12 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 56 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Spring Dale, WV report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Spring Dale, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Spring Dale for 2025 is $22,172, about $493 per resident and $1,043 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Spring Dale Compared to Other Cities?

Spring Dale, WV:	$493
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Spring Dale is $493 per year, which is $28 more than the national average and $130 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Spring Dale:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $162 more than in Spring Dale.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $313 less than in Spring Dale

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Spring Dale	Cost per Spring Dale Resident
Murder	$5,783	$129
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2,368	$53
Robbery	$262	$6
Assault	$4,550	$101
Kidnapping	$225	$5
Vehicle Theft	$482	$11
Burglary	$982	$22
Theft	$4,633	$103
Arson	$129	$3
Vandalism	$943	$21
Animal Cruelty	$7	$0
Drug Crimes	$1,794	$40
Identity Theft	$13	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$22,172	$493

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Spring Dale, 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 Spring Dale totals $50,891 ($1,131 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $73,063 ($1,624 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 Spring Dale's 45 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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Spring Dale 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 Spring Dale residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.521
Robbery	0.1852
Rape	0.8678
Murder	0.0684
Total Violent Crime	4.642 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.88
Vehicle Theft	0.6923
Burglary	2.406
Arson	0.1190
Total Property Crime	23.09 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0825
Drug Crimes	5.388
Vandalism	2.935
Identity Theft	0.0386
Animal Cruelty	0.0214
Total "Other" Rate	8.466 (C)

Individual Spring Dale Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Crag, WV	A-	B-	A-
Vale, WV	A-	B	A-
Rainelle, WV	C	D+	B-
Claypool, WV	B+	B	B+
Lilly Park, WV	A-	B	A
Grassy Meadows, WV	A	C-	A+
Smoot, WV	B+	B-	B+
McRoss, WV	B-	B-	B
Rupert, WV	C+	D	C
Dawson, WV	A	C	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Spring Dale 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
Ridgewood, PA	B+	A-	A-
Ogden, IN	A	B	B
Redowl, SD	C-	B	B
Reese River, NV	F	F	F
Reilly, IL	A-	B+	B+
Rendville, OH	B+	A-	A-
Republican, NC	D	D-	D-
Resort, NY	C	D+	D+
Retreat, GA	F	D	D
Rhoades, AL	C+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Spring Dale 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 Spring Dale, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Spring Dale schools on SchoolGrade

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