Theft per Capita in Parkesburg
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Parkesburg residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Parkesburg residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Parkesburg is about 1 in 130.
Theft costs the average Parkesburg resident about $40 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Parkesburg in green. The most dangerous areas in Parkesburg 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 B- grade means the rate of theft is slightly lower than the average US city. Parkesburg is in the 59th percentile for safety, meaning 41% of cities are safer and 59% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Parkesburg's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of theft in Parkesburg is 7.719 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Parkesburg generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in Parkesburg may be as high as 1 in 89 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 200 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the northwest parts of Parkesburg, PA: about 13 per year. The southeast part of Parkesburg has fewer cases of theft with only 2 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in Parkesburg to the Pennsylvania state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Parkesburg, PA: | 7.719 |
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| Pennsylvania: | 9.729 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, Parkesburg is safer than the Pennsylvania state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Theft is projected to cost the residents of Parkesburg about $282,413 in 2025, or roughly $40 per resident. This is part of Parkesburg's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Parkesburg, including every crime type and how Parkesburg 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 Parkesburg's crime maps on the Parkesburg 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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A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
B+ | B | B- | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A | A- | |
B | B- | C+ | C | |
A+ | A | A | A- | |
A- | B | B | B- | |
B+ | B | B- | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A | A | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
B+ | B | B- | C+ |
Parkesburg 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 |
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A | A- | A- | A- | |
C | D | D | C- | |
C- | A- | A- | D | |
A | A+ | A+ | A | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
D | C- | C- | D | |
C+ | C- | C- | B+ | |
D- | D | D | F | |
B | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | D+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Parkesburg, PA average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Parkesburg schools on SchoolGrade
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