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	452	n/a (estimate)	1,015	2,077	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Blacksburg_{/100k people}	Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	5.8	5.3
Rape	19	n/a	42.7	32.5	40.4
Robbery	3	n/a	6.7	57.1	102.8
Assault	21	n/a	47.2	122.2	248.5
Violent crime	43	n/a (estimate)	97	218	386
Burglary	62	n/a	139.2	238.0	468.9
Theft	333	n/a	747.8	1,505.1	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	14	n/a	31.4	116.4	236.9
Property crime	409	n/a (estimate)	919	1,859	2,451

The table above illustrates an overview of the annual crime reported in Blacksburg, VA. These figures on reported criminal activity in Blacksburg, VA, based on a reported crime per 100,000 citizens, is shown in order to compare these rates across disparate categories. You will notice that the crimes collected here, for comparison purposes, have been separated between violent crimes and those involving or threatening property. According to the annual crime data, the crime rate in Blacksburg, VA is 51% lower than the average of the whole of the state of Virginia, and when compared with the national average, is 64% lower than. When looking at violent crimes, Blacksburg, VA has 56% lower than violent crime rate than Virginia average, while remaining 75% lower than the national average. In property crime, Blacksburg, VA is 51% lower than the average of Virginia and is 63% lower 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	1,308	98	837	935
Fairlawn, VA	2,562	107	912	1,019
Merrimac, VA	2,110	108	918	1,025
Belview, VA	1,435	115	984	1,100
Shawsville, VA	1,420	122	1,044	1,166
Elliston, VA	1,380	122	1,044	1,166
Plum Creek, VA	1,428	122	1,044	1,166
Blacksburg, VA	43,973	97	919	1,015

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Blacksburg is 64% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.78 daily crimes that occur in Blacksburg.
Blacksburg is safer than 78% of the cities in the United States.
In Blacksburg you have a 1 in 99 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Blacksburg has decreased by 61%.

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Daily Crime In Blacksburg (per 100,000 people)

The bar chart above reveals the rate of daily criminal activity in Blacksburg, VA for every 100,000 residents. To compare, daily crime statistics are also disclosed for Virginia as well as those across America as a whole. The Blacksburg, VA total amount of daily offenses is 2.05 times less than the Virginia average and 2.79 times less than than that of the nation. As for violent crimes, the daily average in Blacksburg, VA is 2.25 times less than the Virginia average, and it is 4.00 times less than the national mean. The statistics for property crimes show that Blacksburg, VA has a daily crime figure that is 2.02 times less than the Virginia average and 2.67 times less than the daily national rate.

How Safe is Blacksburg (higher is better)

When comparing the safety of Blacksburg, VA compared to every other city in Virginia as well as the entirety of the United States, the gauges found above illustrate that Blacksburg, VA ranks safer than 75% of every city located within Virginia along with 78% of the all the cities located in the United States. The results of these graphs are created after analyzing each of the cities in Virginia and in the United States as a whole. It is then established the total amount of cities that have a lower crime rate than Blacksburg, VA. As a result, Blacksburg, VA is ranked above average when compared to the majority of US cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Blacksburg

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Blacksburg is 1 in 1036

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Blacksburg is 1 in 109

The chance of being a victim of crime in Blacksburg is 1 in 99

Have you ever worried about your odds of becoming a crime victim in Blacksburg, VA? The above illustrations display your chances being the victim of property crimes, violent crimes, or either crime. In Blacksburg, VA your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 1036. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 109 chance of being the victim of a property crime such as vehicle theft, personal property theft, and burglary. Your overall risk of becoming a crime victim in Blacksburg, VA is 1 in 99.

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

An ideal indicator of whether Blacksburg, VA is becoming a safer or more dangerous residential area or not is an analysis of the crime rate in the area from year to year. In the above illustration, the year to year crime rates are visualized per 100,000 people for property, violent, and total crime. Year to year rate of violent crime in Blacksburg, VA has decreased by 61% and the rate of property crime in Blacksburg, VA has decreased by 61%. The total crime rate in Blacksburg, VA has decreased by 61% year to year.

Blacksburg police department

Item	Blacksburg	Virginia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	78	8,827	558,732
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 44.3% 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.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Cutler Bay, FL	44,002	332	3,343	3,675
Lombard, IL	44,025	114	2,147	2,261
Apex, NC	43,893	85	1,270	1,354
Fort Pierce, FL	43,883	705	3,428	4,132
Farmington, NM	44,067	693	4,393	5,086
Blacksburg, VA	43,973	97	919	1,015

Source: The Blacksburg, VA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.