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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$98,460

Cost of Crime™ for Sweet Springs, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $843 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Sweet Springs 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 Sweet Springs, 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 Sweet Springs's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Sweet Springs sits in the 70th percentile, ahead of 70% of cities and behind 30%. The grade covers only Sweet Springs's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sweet Springs is 18.12 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sweet Springs, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sweet Springs for 2025 is $98,460, about $282 per resident and $843 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sweet Springs Compared to Other Cities?

Sweet Springs, WV:	$282
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sweet Springs is $282 per year, which is $182 less than the national average and $80 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sweet Springs:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $373 more than in Sweet Springs.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $103 less than in Sweet Springs

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sweet Springs	Cost per Sweet Springs Resident
Murder	$32,753	$94
Rape/Sexual Assault	$17,648	$51
Robbery	$1,169	$3
Assault	$6,593	$19
Kidnapping	$1,631	$5
Vehicle Theft	$1,336	$4
Burglary	$3,456	$10
Theft	$13,393	$38
Arson	$1,296	$4
Vandalism	$4,677	$13
Animal Cruelty	$43	$0
Drug Crimes	$14,230	$41
Identity Theft	$234	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$98,460	$282

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sweet Springs, 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 Sweet Springs totals $303,505 ($870 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $401,965 ($1,152 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 Sweet Springs's 349 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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Sweet Springs 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 Sweet Springs residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6578
Robbery	0.1065
Rape	0.8340
Murder	0.0499
Total Violent Crime	1.648 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.410
Vehicle Theft	0.2472
Burglary	1.092
Arson	0.1538
Total Property Crime	8.903 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0771
Drug Crimes	5.512
Vandalism	1.876
Identity Theft	0.0868
Animal Cruelty	0.0165
Total "Other" Rate	7.568 (C+)

Individual Sweet Springs Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Gap Mills, WV	A-	A	A
Paint Bank, VA	D	C+	D
Earlehurst, VA	A	A-	A+
Hollywood, WV	A	A-	A+
Secondcreek, WV	B+	C+	A
Tuckahoe, WV	D+	D	C-
Organ Cave, WV	B-	C+	B
Jordan Mines, VA	B+	B	A
Waiteville, WV	D	C+	D-
Keenan, WV	D+	C-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sweet Springs 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
Geneva, PA	A	A-	A-
Godfrey, PA	A+	A+	A+
Glennville, CA	F	F	F
Glenns, VA	A-	B+	B+
Glenburn, CA	C	D+	D+
Glen White, WV	C-	C-	C-
Gilman, WV	C-	C-	C-
Gilby, ND	B-	B-	B-
Gilberton, PA	B-	D	D
Gifford, KY	D	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Sweet Springs 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 Sweet Springs, WV average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Sweet Springs schools on SchoolGrade

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