Paw Paw, WV Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Paw Paw in green. The most dangerous areas in Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw, WV Safe from Theft?

The C+ grade means the rate of theft is about the same as the average US city. Paw Paw is in the 48th percentile for safety, meaning 52% of cities are safer and 48% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Paw Paw's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Paw Paw is 9.210 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Paw Paw generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Paw Paw may be as high as 1 in 71 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 467 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the northwest parts of Paw Paw, WV: about 1 per year. The northeast part of Paw Paw has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Paw Paw's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Paw Paw 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, Paw Paw is less safe 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 Paw Paw, WV

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Paw Paw about $47,939 in 2025, or roughly $48 per resident. This is part of Paw Paw's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Paw Paw, including every crime type and how Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw's crime maps on the Paw Paw overall crime page.

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Individual Paw Paw Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Neals Run, WV	C-	D	C+	B
Largent, WV	B-	C-	B+	A-
Magnolia, WV	B+	C+	A+	A+
Levels, WV	D+	D	D+	D+
Slanesville, WV	C+	C-	B	B
Points, WV	C	D	C+	B-
Great Cacapon, WV	B	B-	A	A+
Bloomery, WV	A	B	A+	A+
Oldtown, MD	D-	D+	D	D-
Green Spring, WV	D+	C	D	D

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Paw Paw 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
Horrel Hill, SC	D-	D-	D-	D
Skandia, MI	C	C+	C+	C-
Silver Lake, NH	B+	A	A	B+
Silver Cliff, CO	F	D	D	F
Laurens, NY	C-	C-	C-	D-
Lafitte, LA	D+	D+	D+	D
La Moille, IL	A+	C+	C+	A+
Keystone, SD	D	D	D	D
Keeler Farm, NM	D-	F	F	D
Jumpertown, MS	A+	A+	A+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Paw Paw, WV average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Paw Paw schools on SchoolGrade

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