Healthcare & Safety in Berkeley Springs
Berkeley Springs' safety profile runs genuinely favorable against national benchmarks, alongside a real, nationally recognized local hospital anchor.
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Learn moreA genuinely favorable overall crime picture
NeighborhoodScout cites overall victim odds of 1-in-188 in Berkeley Springs, notably better than a cited national figure of 1-in-47, with the town safer than 64% of US communities (base record).
A more middling in-state comparison
Within West Virginia specifically, Berkeley Springs runs safer than 57% of the state's own communities -- a more middling in-state comparison this record discloses honestly alongside the more favorable national reading (base record).
A real, nationally recognized hospital
War Memorial Hospital (Valley Health), approximately 25 inpatient beds plus 16 long-term-care beds and an 8-bed ED, was named among the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals nationwide in 2024 (base record).
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Key takeaways
- Berkeley Springs' overall victim odds (1-in-188) run notably better than a cited national figure of 1-in-47.
- The town runs more middling against WV communities specifically (safer than 57% of them).
- War Memorial Hospital was named among the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals nationwide in 2024.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime and healthcare-access data directly.
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