Theft per Capita in Midway
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Midway residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Midway residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Midway is about 1 in 78.
Theft costs the average Midway resident about $67 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Midway in green. The most dangerous areas in Midway are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D+ grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US city. Midway is in the 29th percentile for safety, meaning 71% of cities are safer and 29% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Midway's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of theft in Midway is 12.88 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Midway generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in Midway may be as high as 1 in 19 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 363 in the northwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the south parts of Midway, WV: about 6 per year. The northeast part of Midway has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in Midway 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.
| Midway, WV: | 12.88 |
|---|---|
| West Virginia: | 8.348 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, Midway is less safe than the West Virginia state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Theft is projected to cost the residents of Midway about $96,444 in 2025, or roughly $67 per resident. This is part of Midway's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Midway, including every crime type and how Midway compares to other cities.
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 Midway's crime maps on the Midway overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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D+ | C+ | D+ | C | |
B- | C | B- | B- | |
D+ | C+ | D+ | C- | |
D+ | D | D+ | D+ | |
D- | D | D- | D- | |
C | C- | C | C | |
C+ | C | C | C | |
C | D+ | C | C- | |
B- | C- | B- | B- | |
B- | C- | B- | C+ |
Midway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B+ | C | C | C+ | |
C- | D | D | B | |
B- | D+ | D+ | B- | |
D+ | A- | A- | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
C+ | B- | B- | C | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
C+ | A+ | A+ | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Midway, WV average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Midway schools on SchoolGrade
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