Zip 24551 (Forest, VA) Crime

The crime in 24551 Forest, VA is considerably lower than the US average. Violent Crime in the area is 10.6, which is much less than the US average of 22.7. Property Crime in 24551 Forest, VA is even lower at 16.7, while the US average property crime rate stands at 35.4. This makes 24551 Forest a relatively safe area compared to other parts of the country.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Forest (zip 24551) violent crime is 10.6. (The US average is 22.7)

Forest (zip 24551) property crime is 16.7. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Forest, Virginia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Salem, Virginia. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Salem, Virginia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Lynchburg, VA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	443.5	3	39.5	132.1	268.8	3736.4	610.6	2803.9	322
2001	433	9.1	34.7	120.7	268.6	3665	739.3	2592.2	333.5
2002	459.5	8.9	37.2	129.4	284	3467.6	623	2548.7	295.9
2003	408	9.2	38.2	110	250.6	3660	628.1	2784.3	247.6
2004	368	6.1	25.9	97.3	238.7	3788	582.4	2934.9	270.7
2005	390.2	9.1	34.9	110.8	235.3	3628.4	625.5	2740.3	262.6
2006	502.7	3	50.3	134.5	314.9	3551.2	653.5	2655.2	242.5
2007	488.7	1.5	33.9	119.2	334.2	3505	684.5	2582	238.5
2008	483.3	5.6	41.8	140.7	295.2	3814.5	591.9	3008.1	214.5
2009	459.8	0	28.5	108.5	322.8	3008.1	504.5	2353	150.5
2010	429.9	5.3	34.6	99.8	290.1	3452.4	576.3	2751	125.1
2011	363.5	3.9	28.8	94.2	236.7	3228.7	673.5	2425.8	129.5
2012	345.2	3.9	44	59.5	237.9	2706	471.9	2144.9	89.2
2013	424.4	1.3	46.3	93.9	282.9	2538.7	448.8	1978	111.9
2014	466.7	6.4	38.1	71.2	351	2533.1	512.5	1885.8	134.8
2015	338.9	2.5	43.9	59	233.4	2145	291.2	1757.1	96.6
2016	371.5	2.5	41.1	71.1	256.8	2246.5	326.6	1780.2	139.6
2017	354.8	4.9	40.8	51.9	257.1	2331.6	276.9	1881.6	173.1
2018	337	9.8	40.4	50.2	236.5	1993.8	221.8	1566.1	205.9
2019	383	2.4	42.4	72.7	265.4	2183.9	316.3	1674.9	192.7

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Lynchburg, VA	383.0	2,183.9	67,251	6	2019
Bedford, VA	136.6	3,005.5	6,296	12	2019
Altavista, VA	204.9	2,516.8	3,491	16	2018
Hurt, VA	163.1	734.1	1,281	18	2019
Amherst, VA	137.7	642.5	2,242	20	2019
Glasgow, VA	0.0	180.0	1,138	21	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Salem, VA	89.9	2,184.4	25,236	42	2019
Waynesboro, VA	251.0	2,091.5	21,481	54	2019
Danville, VA	278.7	3,650.1	43,324	54	2019
Martinsville, VA	518.6	2,695.3	15,884	56	2019
Staunton, VA	204.6	1,897.2	24,031	57	2019
Christiansburg, VA	136.6	2,052.9	18,105	63	2019

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Robert · Forest, VA

The Best Small City for Young Families

Over 4 years ago

The Forest/Lynchburg area is probably the best area on the East Coast for adults with young families/kids. We have lived here for one year now, and couldn't be more More

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Jason · Forest, VA

Forest

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Good place. A little More

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