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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$97,525

Cost of Crime™ for Vale, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $775 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Vale 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 Vale, 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 Vale's combined rate is lower than the norm. Vale sits in the 80th percentile, ahead of 80% of cities and behind 20%. The grade covers only Vale's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Vale is 15.33 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 64 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 69 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Vale, WV report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vale, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Vale for 2025 is $97,525, about $279 per resident and $775 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

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

Vale, WV:	$279
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Vale is $279 per year, which is $186 less than the national average and $84 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Vale:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $377 more than in Vale.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $99 less than in Vale

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Vale	Cost per Vale Resident
Murder	$29,857	$85
Rape/Sexual Assault	$18,200	$52
Robbery	$1,236	$4
Assault	$14,704	$42
Kidnapping	$2,083	$6
Vehicle Theft	$2,287	$7
Burglary	$4,638	$13
Theft	$9,587	$27
Arson	$822	$2
Vandalism	$2,328	$7
Animal Cruelty	$63	$0
Drug Crimes	$11,694	$33
Identity Theft	$27	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$97,525	$279

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Vale, 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 Vale totals $289,140 ($826 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $386,664 ($1,105 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 Vale's 350 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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Vale 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 Vale residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.463
Robbery	0.1122
Rape	0.8576
Murder	0.0454
Total Violent Crime	2.478 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.289
Vehicle Theft	0.4219
Burglary	1.461
Arson	0.0972
Total Property Crime	7.269 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0982
Drug Crimes	4.517
Vandalism	0.9309
Identity Theft	0.0099
Animal Cruelty	0.0245
Total "Other" Rate	5.580 (B+)

Individual Vale Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Spring Dale, WV	D	D	D
Smoot, WV	B+	B-	B+
Crag, WV	A-	B-	A-
Dawson, WV	A	C	A+
Grassy Meadows, WV	A	C-	A+
Lawn, WV	A-	B	A
Claypool, WV	B+	B	B+
Shawvers Crossing, WV	B+	B-	B+
Rupert, WV	C+	D	C
Blue Sulphur Springs, WV	A	C	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Vale 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
Orient, WA	D+	D+	D+
Obed, IL	A	B+	B+
Odessadale, GA	A-	A-	A-
Office Hall, VA	B-	A	A
Ogle, KY	D+	C-	C-
Ohio, MO	D+	F	F
Oil City, OK	D	C-	C-
Olancha, CA	F	F	F
Old Hickory, AR	D	D+	D+
Oliver, IL	B-	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Vale 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 Vale, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Vale schools on SchoolGrade

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