West Virginia ยท 176,537 residents

Crime Map and Safety Score for Kanawha County, West Virginia

Browse neighborhood-by-neighborhood crime scores for every Census block group in Kanawha County. Severity-weighted and rate-normalized, built for real estate, PropTech, and location intelligence workflows.

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Kanawha County, West Virginia local context

Kanawha County, West Virginia is a mid-sized county market, with an estimated 176,537 residents across 76,459 households based on 2024 ACS 5-year profile data.

Owner-occupied housing makes up the larger share of occupied homes at 71.1%, while renter-occupied housing accounts for 28.9%.

The county profile also includes broad socioeconomic context, including a 15.3% poverty rate, a 5.6% unemployment rate, 29.7% bachelor's degree or higher attainment.

Commute context is included as well, with 4.4% of workers reporting commutes of 60 minutes or more.

CrimeScore pairs this county profile with neighborhood-level safety scores and block group map layers so teams can compare local areas inside Kanawha County without relying on one broad county-level view.

County profile data uses 2024 ACS 5-year estimates.

Population 176,537
Households 76,459
Block Groups 173
Bachelor's+ 29.7%
Owner occupied 71.1%
Renter occupied 28.9%
Poverty rate 15.3%
Unemployment 5.6%
60+ min commute 4.4%

How to read the map

Each colored polygon is a Census block group, typically 600 to 3,000 residents. Greener regions score safer; orange and red indicate higher modeled risk. Click any block group to see its score and grade. A free account unlocks component breakdowns and API access for production use.

About the model

Scores in Kanawha County come from the same gradient-boosted ensemble we ship through the CrimeScore crime data API, crime score API, and embeddable crime map. Built from normalized national location signals and validated across geography. Protected attributes are excluded from scoring, and prohibited/high-impact uses are explicitly out of scope.