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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$17.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Wheeling, WV

In 2025, crime will cost $1,047 per household.

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

The overall crime rate in Wheeling is 32.05 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 52 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Wheeling, WV report the most crime, about 221 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 38 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Wheeling, WV

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Wheeling for 2025 is $17,160,681, about $474 per resident and $1,047 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

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

Wheeling, WV:	$474
Welch, WV:	$655
Bunker Hill, WV:	$179
West Virginia:	$362
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Wheeling is $474 per year, which is $10 more than the national average and $112 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Wheeling:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $655 per person, which is $181 more than in Wheeling.
In Bunker Hill, WV, crime costs $179 per person, which is $295 less than in Wheeling

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Wheeling	Cost per Wheeling Resident
Murder	$4.91 million	$136
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.96 million	$54
Robbery	$132,699	$4
Assault	$3.02 million	$84
Kidnapping	$165,049	$5
Vehicle Theft	$566,457	$16
Burglary	$678,814	$19
Theft	$2.23 million	$62
Arson	$104,321	$3
Vandalism	$1.73 million	$48
Animal Cruelty	$7,771	$0
Drug Crimes	$1.64 million	$45
Identity Theft	$6,002	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$17,160,681	$474

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Wheeling, 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 Wheeling totals $42,728,117 ($1,181 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $59,888,799 ($1,656 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 west part of the city holds more 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, of which Wheeling has 10, do the same, and of Wheeling's 36,168 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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Wheeling 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 Wheeling residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.909
Robbery	0.1166
Rape	0.8953
Murder	0.0723
Total Violent Crime	3.993 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.90
Vehicle Theft	1.011
Burglary	2.069
Arson	0.1194
Total Property Crime	15.10 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0753
Drug Crimes	6.148
Vandalism	6.691
Identity Theft	0.0214
Animal Cruelty	0.0290
Total "Other" Rate	12.96 (D)

Individual Wheeling Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bethlehem, WV	B-	A-	A
Martins Ferry, OH	D-	D-	D
Riverview, OH	B-	A	C
Brookside, OH	D+	D	C
Triadelphia, WV	B+	A-	B+
Benwood, WV	C-	D	C+
Bridgeport, OH	D+	D+	C-
Clearview, WV	A	A	A+
Lansing, OH	C	B-	C
Bellaire, OH	D+	C	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Wheeling 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
Burien, WA	F	D	D
Cabo Rojo, PR	F	F	F
Calumet City, IL	D	D	D
Clemmons, NC	C	B-	B-
Mundelein, IL	B-	A-	A-
Patillas, PR	D-	D-	D-
Parkland, FL	A+	A+	A+
Paragould, AR	D+	D	D
Palmetto, FL	A+	B+	B+
Oxford, MS	A-	A+	A+

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wheeling, WV average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Wheeling schools on SchoolGrade

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