West Union, WV Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$635,347

Cost of Crime™ for West Union, WV

In 2025, violent crime will cost $946 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Union 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 D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in West Union against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. West Union sits in the 20th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 20% of cities and behind 80%. The grade covers only West Union's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in West Union is 4.990 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 138 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 402 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of West Union, WV report the most violent crime, about 4 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Union, WV

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Union is projected at $635,347 for 2025, about $338 per resident and $946 per household. That equals 0.9% 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): 40.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

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

West Union, WV:	$338
Welch, WV:	$373
Washington, WV:	$103
West Virginia:	$218
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $338 per resident each year in West Union, which is $79 more than the national average and $120 more than West Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Union:

In Welch, WV, crime costs $373 per person, which is $35 more than in West Union.
In Washington, WV, crime costs $103 per person, which is $234 less than in West Union

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to West Union	Cost per West Union Resident
Murder	$318,344	$169
Rape/Sexual Assault	$96,929	$52
Robbery	$13,106	$7
Assault	$206,969	$110
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$635,347	$338

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Union, 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 West Union totals $2,628,900 ($1,397 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,264,247 ($1,734 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Union, 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 central part of the city has more 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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West Union Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.829
Robbery	0.2214
Rape	0.8494
Murder	0.0900
Total Violent Crime	4.990 (D)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Blandville, WV	C+	C-	B-
Central Station, WV	C+	B+	B
Canton, WV	D+	C+	D+
New Milton, WV	B-	B-	B
Greenwood, WV	C	C+	B-
Flint, WV	D+	C+	D+
Wilbur, WV	A-	B	A-
Porto Rico, WV	C-	D+	C
Joy, WV	C-	D+	C+
Zinnia, WV	B+	B-	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Union is higher 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
Alpine, WY	C	A	A
Superior, NE	D-	D	D
Three Way, TN	C+	C	C
Tunica Resorts, MS	F	D+	D+
Unalaska, AK	C+	D-	D-
Unity, ME	B-	A	A
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI	D	C+	C+
Hollis, OK	F	F	F
Grand Isle, VT	A-	A+	A+
Gnadenhutten, OH	B-	C-	C-

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

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