Rock Cave, WV Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A+
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$118,715

Cost of Crime™ for Rock Cave, WV

In 2025, violent crime will cost $324 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Rock Cave 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 A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Rock Cave against the average US city, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Rock Cave sits in the 88th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 88% of cities and behind 12%. The grade covers only Rock Cave's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Rock Cave is 1.598 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 498 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 783 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Rock Cave, WV report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rock Cave, WV

The tangible cost of violent crime in Rock Cave is projected at $118,715 for 2025, about $155 per resident and $324 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 45.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 16.0%

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

Rock Cave, WV:	$155
Welch, WV:	$373
Washington, WV:	$103
West Virginia:	$218
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $155 per resident each year in Rock Cave, which is $104 less than the national average and $63 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Rock Cave:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $373 per person, which is $218 more than in Rock Cave.
In Washington, WV, crime costs $103 per person, which is $51 less than in Rock Cave

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Rock Cave	Cost per Rock Cave Resident
Murder	$59,702	$78
Rape/Sexual Assault	$46,320	$60
Robbery	$3,395	$4
Assault	$9,298	$12
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$118,715	$155

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Rock Cave, 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 Rock Cave totals $621,327 ($809 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $740,042 ($964 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Rock Cave, 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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Rock Cave Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.4216
Robbery	0.1406
Rape	0.9947
Murder	0.0414
Total Violent Crime	1.598 (A)

Individual Rock Cave Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wilsontown, WV	A	A-	A+
Gaines, WV	B+	A+	A+
Carter, WV	A	A-	A+
Duffy, WV	B+	A+	A
French Creek, WV	A	A-	A
Kanawha Head, WV	B+	A+	A+
Hoover Town, WV	A+	B+	A+
Zion, WV	A	A-	A-
Canaan, WV	B+	A+	A+
Eden, WV	B+	A+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Rock Cave 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
Shady Valley, TN	D-	F	F
Hell, MI	A+	B+	B+
Hestertown, NC	D-	D+	D+
Hollansburg, OH	B-	B-	B-
Homecroft, IN	B-	B+	B+
Homer, OK	C-	C+	C+
Hometown, WV	B-	B-	B-
Horse Branch, KY	B-	B+	B+
Jeffers, MN	B-	B-	B-
Jelloway, OH	B+	B+	B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Rock Cave is safer than the West Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

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