Summit, WV Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$8,116

Cost of Crime™ for Summit, WV

In 2025, violent crime will cost $358 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Summit 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 Summit against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Summit sits in the 65th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 65% of cities and behind 35%. The grade covers only Summit's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Summit is 2.374 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Summit, WV

The tangible cost of violent crime in Summit is projected at $8,116 for 2025, about $145 per resident and $358 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 48.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.9%

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

Summit, WV:	$145
Welch, WV:	$373
Washington, WV:	$103
West Virginia:	$218
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $145 per resident each year in Summit, which is $113 less than the national average and $73 less than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Summit:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $373 per person, which is $228 more than in Summit.
In Washington, WV, crime costs $103 per person, which is $42 less than in Summit

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Summit	Cost per Summit Resident
Murder	$2,633	$47
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3,208	$57
Robbery	$194	$3
Assault	$2,081	$37
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$8,116	$145

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Summit, 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 Summit totals $33,454 ($597 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $41,571 ($742 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Summit, 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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Summit Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.294
Robbery	0.1103
Rape	0.9449
Murder	0.0250
Total Violent Crime	2.374 (B)

Individual Summit Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sumerco, WV	A-	B-	A
Priestley, WV	B	B-	B+
Woodville, WV	A-	B+	A-
Sod, WV	A-	B-	A-
Yawkey, WV	B+	B-	B+
Julian, WV	B-	B-	C
Alum Creek, WV	B+	B+	B+
Morrisvale, WV	A-	A	A-
Alkol, WV	B	B-	B
Griffithsville, WV	B	C	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Summit 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
Lakeview, ID	C	C+	C+
St. Huberts, NY	D+	F	F
Spry, UT	F	F	F
Spruce Valley, WV	D	D+	D+
Sproul, PA	A+	B	B
Spring Lick, KY	B-	A	A
Lisbon, NC	D-	F	F
Leatherwood, KY	C-	B	B
Leaf, MS	A	A+	A+
Laurel Ridge, LA	D+	F	F

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

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