Boston, VA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Boston

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Boston_{/100k people}	Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,194 (estimate)	2,077	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Boston_{/100k people}	Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.8	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	32.5	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	57.1	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	122.2	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	335 (estimate)	218	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	238.0	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,505.1	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	116.4	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,859 (estimate)	1,859	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Exmore, VA	1,474	347	1,317	1,663
Parksley, VA	747	476	1,310	1,786
Bobtown, VA	323	202	1,722	1,924
Onley, VA	499	0	2,326	2,326
Onancock, VA	1,234	397	1,984	2,381
Pungoteague, VA	388	273	2,326	2,599
Lee Mont, VA	166	279	2,376	2,654
Boston, VA	436	335	2,859	3,194

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Boston is 13% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.75 daily crimes that occur in Boston.
Boston is safer than 31% of the cities in the United States.
In Boston you have a 1 in 32 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Boston has increased by 1%.

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Daily Crime In Boston (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Boston (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Boston

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Boston is 1 in 299

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Boston is 1 in 35

The chance of being a victim of crime in Boston is 1 in 32

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

Boston police department

Item	Boston	Virginia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	8,827	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.2	3.3

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}
Sublette, IL	436	508	2,386	2,894
Arcadia, KS	436	614	4,357	4,971
Prague, NE	436	392	3,046	3,438
Table Grove, IL	436	643	3,021	3,664
Kennedy, AL	436	708	3,925	4,633
Boston, VA	436	335	2,859	3,194

Source: The Boston, 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.