Healthcare & Safety in Shepherdstown
Shepherdstown's safety profile runs genuinely favorable on the specific measures available, alongside a real, disclosed nearest-hospital picture this record does not overstate.
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Learn moreA genuinely favorable violent-crime figure
NeighborhoodScout cites violent-crime victim odds of 1-in-10,000 in Shepherdstown -- among the lowest in the country -- with property-crime odds of 1-in-169 (base record).
A real, disclosed gap in the fuller picture
This pass's search budget was exhausted before a fuller, category-by-category crime breakdown comparable to this project's other WV Tier B records could be confirmed -- a real, disclosed gap (base record).
Jefferson Medical Center is the nearest hospital
Jefferson Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Ranson (the same facility serving Charles Town), is Shepherdstown's nearest hospital; Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg may also serve residents on the town's Berkeley County side (base record).
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Key takeaways
- Violent-crime victim odds run a genuinely favorable 1-in-10,000 in Shepherdstown, per NeighborhoodScout.
- A real, disclosed gap remains in a fuller crime-category breakdown this pass could not confirm.
- Jefferson Medical Center (25 beds, Ranson) is the nearest hospital; Berkeley Medical Center may also serve some residents.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime and healthcare-distance data directly.
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