The crime rate in the Charlottesville, VA Metro Area is much lower than the national average. Violent crime in this area is 12.9 per 100,000 people, which is significantly less than the national average of 22.7 per 100,000 people. Property crime is also lower in this area at 22.4 per 100,000 people, compared to the US average of 35.4 per 100,000 people. This makes Charlottesville a relatively safe place to live compared to other parts of the country.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Charlottesville Metro Area violent crime is 12.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Charlottesville Metro Area property crime is 22.4. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Charlottesville, Virginia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Harrisonburg, Virginia. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Harrisonburg, Virginia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.