In the event that crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, estimates are used. The estimates are based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
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The Roanoke crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Roanoke as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Roanoke crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.
Did you know?
The overall crime rate in Roanoke is 32% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.92 daily crimes that occur in Roanoke.
Roanoke is safer than 16% 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 not changed.
The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Roanoke is 1 in 184
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
558,732
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 36.9% 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.
Source: The Roanoke, AL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2017. 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.
