East Salem, WV Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in East Salem in green. The most dangerous areas in East Salem are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is East Salem, WV Safe from Theft?

The A- grade means the rate of theft is lower than the average US city. East Salem is in the 77th percentile for safety, meaning 23% of cities are safer and 77% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to East Salem's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in East Salem is 5.509 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in East Salem generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in East Salem may be as high as 1 in 91 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 360 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southwest parts of East Salem, WV: about 2 per year. The east part of East Salem has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How East Salem's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in East Salem to the West Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, East Salem is safer than the West Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in East Salem, WV

Theft is projected to cost the residents of East Salem about $22,794 in 2025, or roughly $29 per resident. This is part of East Salem's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for East Salem, including every crime type and how East Salem compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading East Salem's crime maps on the East Salem overall crime page.

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Individual East Salem Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in East Salem is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to East Salem.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Salem, WV	C	A-	C+	C
Lake Floyd, WV	A	A+	A+	A+
Industrial, WV	B-	A-	B	B-
Flinderation, WV	A	A+	A+	A+
Wolf Summit, WV	A	B	A-	B+
Marshville, WV	A	A-	A	A-
Reynoldsville, WV	A	B	A-	B+
Sedalia, WV	B+	A-	A-	A+
Zinnia, WV	B+	B-	A	A+
Sun Valley, WV	A-	A-	A-	B+

Theft in City with Similar Populations

East Salem is lower versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Candia Four Corners, NH	A	A+	A+	A
Jamesville, MO	B+	B-	B-	B+
Churdan, IA	C	A	A	D
Chokio, MN	C-	C	C	D+
Chillicothe, TX	D-	F	F	C+
West Brattleboro, VT	D+	C-	C-	D
Chapin, NY	A+	A+	A+	B+
Catarrh, SC	F	D-	D-	F
Richland, NJ	B+	B+	B+	C
Clayton, OK	D-	F	F	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Salem, WV average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See East Salem schools on SchoolGrade

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