New Castle, VA Crime

New Castle, VA is a relatively safe place to live with a lower than average rate of both violent and property crime. Violent crime is 15.3 compared to the US average of 22.7, and property crime is 36.7 compared to the US average of 35.4. Residents of New Castle can feel secure in their homes and communities knowing that they are living in an area that has lower than average rates of crime.

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

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

Salem, VA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	56.6	0	8.1	8.1	40.4	2286.3	193.9	1947	145.4
2001	111.4	8	15.9	39.8	47.8	2487.2	203	2160.9	123.4
2002	105.9	0	11.8	51	43.1	2474.7	207.9	2113.9	153
2003	135.2	4	23.9	39.8	67.6	2663.8	258.4	2258.3	147.1
2004	136.8	0	20.1	32.2	84.5	2483.1	265.6	2048.5	169
2005	125.5	0	20.2	52.6	52.6	2575.1	315.8	2109.5	149.8
2006	124.5	0	12	64.3	48.2	2650.6	357.4	2176.7	116.5
2007	104.9	0	12.1	36.3	56.5	2825.5	355.2	2316.9	153.4
2008	142.9	7.9	4	27.8	103.2	3020.7	480.3	2401.5	138.9
2009	124.9	0	19.5	31.2	74.2	3052.8	343.5	2564.8	144.4
2010	132.7	3.9	23.4	23.4	82	2642.2	347.3	2181.6	113.2
2011	111.6	0	23.9	31.9	55.8	2558	286.9	2167.5	103.6
2012	31.7	0	0	19.8	11.9	2290.4	297.2	1886.2	107
2013	95.7	8	12	47.9	27.9	2409.6	295.2	2006.7	107.7
2014	114.1	0	27.5	43.3	43.3	1967.3	125.9	1758.8	82.6
2015	62.6	3.9	15.7	15.7	27.4	2050.4	66.5	1846.9	137
2016	94.5	0	19.7	23.6	51.2	2075.1	102.4	1834.9	137.8
2017	70.2	0	11.7	31.2	27.3	2165.9	160	1834.2	171.7
2018	92.5	3.9	30.8	30.8	27	1938.9	111.8	1688.4	138.8
2019	89.9	3.9	11.7	19.5	54.7	2184.4	179.8	1848.4	156.3

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Salem, VA	89.9	2,184.4	25,236	15	2019
Roanoke, VA	387.0	4,412.9	97,927	18	2019
Vinton, VA	332.9	2,392.1	8,220	20	2019
Covington, VA	93.1	2,159.3	6,004	20	2019
White Sulphur Springs, WV	208.8	501.0	2,467	23	2019
Blacksburg, VA	111.2	611.8	43,070	26	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Vinton, VA	332.9	2,392.1	8,220	20	2019
Covington, VA	93.1	2,159.3	6,004	20	2019
White Sulphur Springs, WV	208.8	501.0	2,467	23	2019
Ronceverte, WV	119.5	776.6	1,778	26	2019
Clifton Forge, VA	230.9	1,241.0	4,118	27	2019
Lewisburg, WV	78.3	2,114.9	3,859	28	2019