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United States / Virginia / Staunton Metro Area / Staunton City County / Staunton / Zip Codes
The crime rate in Staunton, VA is below the national average for both violent and property crimes. Specifically, the violent crime rate in Staunton is 13.3 compared to 22.7 nationally, while the property crime rate is 34 compared to 35.4 nationally. This means that, while not completely free of crime, Staunton overall has a lower rate of criminal activity than many other parts of the country.

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

Staunton violent crime is 13.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Staunton property crime is 34.0. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Staunton, VA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001202.34.120.612.4165.13236.9429.42634.1173.4
2002215.6024.424.4166.83523.6553.42766.8203.4
2003175.54.225.129.21173559.5338.42999.7221.4
2006220.6021.250.9148.53351.7487.92702.6161.2
2007305.9017.281.9206.83145.2426.52585.1133.6
2008244.38.421.154.71602556.2248.52202.5105.3
2009128.88.38.329.183.12268.2249.31935.983.1
2010133.5016.716.7100.12218.6237.71939.241.7
2011195.64.220.866.61042164162.31881120.7
2012174.8033.345.895.721932581897.537.5
2013208.34.262.520.8120.82490.9295.72124.470.8
2014126.54.124.557.140.82391.9277.62057.257.1
2015146032.440.6731979.4129.81784.764.9
20161688.228.728.7102.52164139.31942.782
2017143.3028.732.881.92256.1315.31867.173.7
2018187.14.128.544.7109.82473.2256.32127.489.5
2019204.6072.220.1112.31897.2140.41680.676.2

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Waynesboro, VA251.02,091.521,481112019
Grottoes, VA35.0874.12,708162019
Bridgewater, VA0.0373.05,817172019
Dayton, VA61.1489.01,548192019
Harrisonburg, VA205.91,698.950,524222019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Waynesboro, VA251.02,091.521,481112019
Charlottesville, VA324.02,319.840,840332019
Culpeper, VA169.61,801.516,846622019
Front Royal, VA182.61,910.515,009722019
Salem, VA89.92,184.425,236812019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

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Elizabeth · Staunton, VA
Small Town, Big Culture
Over 7 years ago

Summer in Staunton is the place to be for classical music lovers. Violins can be heard throughout July when students from all over the world convene for the Heifetz  More

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Bri · Staunton, VA
Small Town Charm
Over 10 years ago

Staunton has lots of small town charm, especially in the historic downtown area, which seems to be featured often in various Top 10 lists.  More

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Curtis · Staunton, VA
Best for families and retirement
Over 13 years ago

Staunton is a charming town of about 22,000 in the Shenandoah Valley about midway up I-81 in Virginia. There is a small downtown that has been revitalized. Numerous  More

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