Lower Belle, WV Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$33,430

Cost of Crime™ for Lower Belle, WV

In 2025, violent crime will cost $534 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lower Belle 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 Lower Belle against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Lower Belle sits in the 42nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 42% of cities and behind 58%. The grade covers only Lower Belle's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Lower Belle is 3.261 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lower Belle, WV

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lower Belle is projected at $33,430 for 2025, about $235 per resident and $534 per household. That equals 0.7% 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): 42.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Lower Belle Compared to Other Cities?

Lower Belle, WV:	$235
Welch, WV:	$373
Washington, WV:	$103
West Virginia:	$218
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $235 per resident each year in Lower Belle, which is $23 less than the national average and $18 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lower Belle:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $373 per person, which is $137 more than in Lower Belle.
In Washington, WV, crime costs $103 per person, which is $132 less than in Lower Belle

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Lower Belle, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Lower Belle	Cost per Lower Belle Resident
Murder	$16,260	$115
Rape/Sexual Assault	$7,761	$55
Robbery	$383	$3
Assault	$9,026	$64
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$33,430	$235

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lower Belle, 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 Lower Belle totals $147,205 ($1,037 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $180,635 ($1,272 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lower Belle, 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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Lower Belle Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Lower Belle residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.213
Robbery	0.0858
Rape	0.9014
Murder	0.0609
Total Violent Crime	3.261 (C)

Individual Lower Belle Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Lower Belle is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lower Belle.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Marmet, WV	D+	C-	D+
Belle, WV	C	B-	C-
Chesapeake, WV	C	F	B+
Rand, WV	D-	D-	D-
Hernshaw, WV	D-	D-	D
Winifrede, WV	D+	D	C-
Cabin Creek, WV	D-	D-	D-
East Bank, WV	C	D	C+
Cedar Grove, WV	D	D+	D
Glasgow, WV	C	C+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lower Belle is lower 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
Stark, IL	B	B	B
Spanish B Village, HI	F	D-	D-
Sparkman, TN	D+	D-	D-
Sparksville, IN	A-	B	B
Sparta, VA	C-	C+	C+
Speed, KS	D-	D-	D-
Spelter City, OK	D	C	C
Spires, IL	B	C	C
Spread, WV	F	D-	D-
Stanley, PA	A-	A-	A-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Lower Belle is less safe than the West Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

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