West Virginia · 23,712 residents Score 34 · Grade D

Crime Map, Crime Rate Context, and Safety Score for Upshur County, West Virginia

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

Upshur County, West Virginia neighborhood Safety Score map by Census block group

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Upshur County, West Virginia local context

The county aggregate Safety Score is 34, with a D grade across 19 scored block groups.

Upshur County, West Virginia is a smaller county market, with an estimated 23,712 residents across 9,557 households based on 2024 ACS 5-year profile data.

Owner-occupied housing makes up the larger share of occupied homes at 80.7%, while renter-occupied housing accounts for 19.3%.

The county profile also includes broad socioeconomic context, including a 19.1% poverty rate, a 5.7% unemployment rate, 18.2% bachelor's degree or higher attainment.

Commute context is included as well, with 10.8% 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 Upshur County without relying on one broad county-level view.

The county score is a nationally ranked aggregate of local block-group scores. Supporting profile data uses 2024 ACS 5-year estimates.

Safety Score 34
Grade D
Population 23,712
Households 9,557
Owner occupied 80.7%
Renter occupied 19.3%
Poverty rate 19.1%
Unemployment 5.7%
60+ min commute 10.8%

Local search context

Upshur County crime maps need neighborhood-level context

People comparing Upshur County crime rates, maps, or neighborhood safety data usually need more than a single county-wide number. CrimeScore starts with the broad county page, then lets visitors inspect smaller map areas, ZIP pages, and address-centered views when they need more local context.

CrimeScore is modeled neighborhood safety context, not an official agency crime-rate report. Use it as location context for comparison, API workflows, and map exploration, not as a guarantee about a specific person, home, or future event.

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 lower modeled safety. Click any block group to see its score and grade. Create an account to review API plans for production use.

About the model

Scores in Upshur 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.

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