Blacksburg, VA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Blacksburg

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Blacksburg_{/100k people}	Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,633 (estimate)	2,062	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Blacksburg_{/100k people}	Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.6	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	27.9	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	53.0	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	110.2	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	250 (estimate)	196	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	254.6	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,515.2	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	96.8	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,382 (estimate)	1,867	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Blacksburg is 8% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 7.21 daily crimes that occur in Blacksburg.
Blacksburg is safer than 42% of the cities in the United States.
In Blacksburg you have a 1 in 38 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Blacksburg has increased by 171%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Blacksburg

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Blacksburg is 1 in 400

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Blacksburg is 1 in 42

The chance of being a victim of crime in Blacksburg is 1 in 38

Year Over Year Crime In Blacksburg (per 100,000 people)

Blacksburg police department

Item	Blacksburg	Virginia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	78	8,827	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.8	3.2	3.3

There are a total of 78 Blacksburg police officers. This results in 1.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 43.7% less than the Virginia average and 44.6% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Virginia

State	Total offenders	Virginia_/100K	National_/100K
Virginia	18,938	258	222

There are a total of 18,938 sex offenders in Virginia. This yields a total of 258 sex offenders in Virginia per 100,000 residents which is 16% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Prices Fork, VA	1,663	88	840	928
Fairlawn, VA	2,476	96	916	1,012
Merrimac, VA	1,989	97	921	1,018
Belview, VA	1,189	104	988	1,092
Shawsville, VA	1,205	110	1,048	1,158
Blacksburg, VA	43,204	250	2,382	2,633

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Jefferson City, MO	43,184	376	3,195	3,571
Freeport, NY	43,168	411	1,737	2,148
Haltom City, TX	43,259	287	3,063	3,349
El Centro, CA	43,268	372	6,057	6,429
Belleville, IL	43,296	560	3,931	4,491
Blacksburg, VA	43,204	250	2,382	2,633

Source: The Blacksburg, VA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.