McDowell, KY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C-

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

Which crimes are included?

$269,051

Cost of Crime™ for McDowell, KY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $421 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of McDowell 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 B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in McDowell against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. McDowell sits in the 62nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 62% of cities and behind 38%. The grade covers only McDowell's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in McDowell is 2.450 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 374 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 630 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of McDowell, KY report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in McDowell, KY

The tangible cost of violent crime in McDowell is projected at $269,051 for 2025, about $193 per resident and $421 per household. That equals 1.0% 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): 43.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.4%

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

McDowell, KY:	$193
Shively, KY:	$523
Russell, KY:	$133
Kentucky:	$245
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $193 per resident each year in McDowell, which is $65 less than the national average and $52 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to McDowell:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $523 per person, which is $330 more than in McDowell.
In Russell, KY, crime costs $133 per person, which is $60 less than in McDowell

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to McDowell	Cost per McDowell Resident
Murder	$140,513	$101
Rape/Sexual Assault	$58,991	$42
Robbery	$18,812	$14
Assault	$50,735	$36
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$269,051	$193

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in McDowell, KY

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 McDowell totals $1,236,087 ($887 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,505,137 ($1,081 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in McDowell, KY, 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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McDowell Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.268
Robbery	0.4293
Rape	0.6984
Murder	0.0537
Total Violent Crime	2.450 (B)

Individual McDowell Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Drift, KY	D+	B-	D
Hi Hat, KY	C+	A-	C+
Grethel, KY	D+	C	D+
Beaver, KY	C-	B+	D+
Printer, KY	D	C	D
Wayland, KY	C-	B-	D+
Dema, KY	C-	B+	D+
Teaberry, KY	C-	C-	C
Galveston, KY	C+	B	B
Eastern, KY	B-	B	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

McDowell 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
Alexandria Bay, NY	D-	F	F
South Coatesville, PA	B+	B	B
Sheldon, WI	B	A-	A-
Milltown, WI	C+	B	B
Milford, IL	A	A+	A+
Milan, NH	D	B	B
Meltonville, MS	A+	A	A
Mauk, GA	C-	C	C
Maple Bluff, WI	C+	A-	A-
Manquin, VA	A	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, McDowell is as safe as the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.

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