$144,841
Cost of Crime™ for Junior, WV
In 2025, violent crime will cost $731 per household.
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On the map, green marks the parts of Junior with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.
The C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Junior against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Junior sits in the 43rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 43% of cities and behind 57%. The grade covers only Junior's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.
The violent crime rate in Junior is 3.233 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 292 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 362 in the northwest.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Junior, WV report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.
The Cost of Crime™ in Junior, WV
The tangible cost of violent crime in Junior is projected at $144,841 for 2025, about $245 per resident and $731 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page.
These tangible costs split into:
- Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 42.1%
- Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.8%
- Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%
How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Junior Compared to Other Cities?
| Junior, WV: |
$245
|
| Welch, WV: |
$373
|
| Washington, WV: |
$103
|
| West Virginia: |
$218
|
| USA: |
$258
|
The tangible cost of violent crime is $245 per resident each year in Junior, which is $13 less than the national average and $27 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Junior:
- In Welch, WV, crime costs $373 per person, which is $128 more than in Junior.
- In Washington, WV, crime costs $103 per person, which is $142 less than in Junior
2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type
The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Junior, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime |
Cost to Junior |
Cost per Junior Resident |
Murder |
$74,016 |
$125 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$31,971 |
$54 |
Robbery |
$3,005 |
$5 |
Assault |
$35,849 |
$61 |
Total Cost of Violent Crime |
$144,841 |
$245 |
The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Junior, WV
Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places.
By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Junior totals $653,412 ($1,106 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $798,253 ($1,351 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from
property crime in Junior, WV, where the loss is mostly replaceable property.
All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime.
Read more about our methodology here.
Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps
Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.
Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.
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Junior Violent Crime Breakdown
The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Junior residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
Assault |
2.112 |
Robbery |
0.1616 |
Rape |
0.8922 |
Murder |
0.0666 |
Total Violent Crime |
3.233 (C) |
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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Junior is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Junior.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|
| C+ | B | C |
| C+ | C | B- |
| C+ | B | C |
| A+ | B+ | A+ |
| B | C+ | B+ |
| C+ | B | C |
| B+ | B- | A |
| A+ | B+ | A+ |
| B- | B | A- |
| C+ | B | C |
Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations
Junior is similar versus other cities of the same size for violent 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 |
|---|
| F | D- | D- |
| B- | B+ | B+ |
| A | A- | A- |
| C | C+ | C+ |
| A+ | A | A |
| F | F | F |
| D | C- | C- |
| B | B | B |
| A- | A- | A- |
| D | B- | B- |
Considering only the violent crime rate, Junior is less safe than the West Virginia state average and safer than the national average.
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