The crime rate in Roanoke, VA is significantly higher than the national average. According to the data, the violent crime rate in Roanoke is 22.7 compared to the US average of 22.7 and the property crime rate in Roanoke is 59.6 compared to the US average of 35.4. This means that Roanoke has issues with both violent and property crimes that are higher than other areas of the country. To make matters worse, many of these crimes go unsolved due to limited resources for local law enforcement agencies, making it even more difficult to reduce crime in this area.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Roanoke violent crime is 22.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Roanoke property crime is 59.6. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.