Roanoke, AL Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Roanoke

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Roanoke_{/100k people}	Alabama_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,614 (estimate)	3,451	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Roanoke_{/100k people}	Alabama_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	7.2	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	42.0	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	94.9	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	328.3	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	494 (estimate)	472	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	725.6	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,040.7	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	212.7	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	3,119 (estimate)	2,979	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Roanoke is 26% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.9 daily crimes that occur in Roanoke.
Roanoke is safer than 21% of the cities in the United States.
In Roanoke you have a 1 in 28 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Roanoke has increased by 55%.

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Daily Crime In Roanoke (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Roanoke

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Roanoke is 1 in 203

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Roanoke is 1 in 33

The chance of being a victim of crime in Roanoke is 1 in 28

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

Roanoke police department

Item	Roanoke	Alabama	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	27	9,968	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	4.5	4.1	3.3

There are a total of 27 Roanoke police officers. This results in 4.5 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 9.6% greater than the Alabama average and 36.3% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in Alabama

State	Total offenders	Alabama_/100K	National_/100K
Alabama	11,372	245	222

There are a total of 11,372 sex offenders in Alabama. This yields a total of 245 sex offenders in Alabama per 100,000 residents which is 10% 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}
Fredonia, AL	312	346	2,181	2,526
Penton, AL	316	527	3,325	3,852
Five Points, AL	146	556	3,508	4,064
Wedowee, AL	896	750	3,750	4,500
Wadley, AL	813	666	4,205	4,871
Roanoke, AL	6,013	494	3,119	3,614

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Flowery Branch, GA	6,012	152	1,462	1,615
Du Quoin, IL	6,012	256	1,553	1,809
Ulysses, KS	6,010	65	1,381	1,446
Sharon, MA	6,010	0	416	416
Waupaca, WI	6,016	133	3,365	3,498
Roanoke, AL	6,013	494	3,119	3,614

Source: The Roanoke, AL 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.