Harrisonburg City County, VA Crime

Harrisonburg city, VA County has a relatively low rate of violent crime compared to the US average. The violent crime rate in Harrisonburg city, VA County is 14.8 per 100,000 inhabitants, while the national average is 22.7. The property crime rate in Harrisonburg city, VA County is also lower than the US average; the property crime rate is 33.1 per 100,000 people compared to the national average of 35.4. In conclusion, Harrisonburg city, VA County is a safe place with low rates of violent and property crime when compared to national averages.

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

Harrisonburg City County violent crime is 14.8. (The US average is 22.7)

Harrisonburg City County property crime is 33.1. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Harrisonburg City, 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.

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

Harrisonburg, VA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	389.8	8.5	37	71.1	273.1	3957.3	563.3	3194.9	199.1
2001	289.6	2.4	26.8	77.9	182.5	3083.3	421	2436	226.3
2002	309.4	0	45.6	24	239.8	2662.1	467.7	2031.3	163.1
2003	255.9	0	31.4	55.5	169	2845.8	441.7	2237.6	166.6
2004	288.6	2.4	48.1	64.9	173.2	3095.2	723.9	2176.5	194.8
2005	235.2	4.8	33.6	84	112.8	2794.1	492.1	2119.6	182.4
2006	318.3	9.8	39.2	68.6	200.8	3087.6	621.9	2264.9	200.8
2007	367	0	26.9	90.5	249.6	3034.1	611.7	2138.5	283.8
2008	320.2	2.3	27.1	56.4	234.5	2760.1	554.7	2036.3	169.1
2009	300.5	0	22.4	60.5	217.5	2771.5	419.3	2233.3	118.8
2010	198.7	2.2	24	28.4	144.1	2340.4	294.7	1967.1	78.6
2011	200	2	26.3	38.4	133.3	2141.5	319.2	1749.6	72.7
2012	217.7	2	27.7	49.5	138.5	2111.9	300.8	1757.6	53.4
2013	204.8	1.9	34.8	30.9	137.2	2640.7	397.9	2175.1	67.6
2014	198	0	40.4	21.1	136.5	2210.4	438.2	1718.4	53.8
2015	223.6	1.9	47	22.5	152.2	2325.9	295	1969	62
2016	220.9	3.8	47.2	54.7	115.2	2074.7	311.5	1687.7	75.5
2017	238.3	5.6	44.7	22.3	165.7	1669.9	214.1	1375.7	80
2018	200.5	7.3	31	21.9	140.3	1520	178.6	1295.8	45.6
2019	205.9	0	58.8	31.3	115.8	1698.9	125	1494.8	79.1

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Harrisonburg, VA	205.9	1,698.9	50,524	0	2019
Dayton, VA	61.1	489.0	1,548	4	2019
Bridgewater, VA	0.0	373.0	5,817	6	2019
Grottoes, VA	35.0	874.1	2,708	12	2019
Broadway, VA	0.0	327.2	3,766	12	2019
Elkton, VA	103.4	2,448.3	2,047	14	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Harrisonburg, VA	205.9	1,698.9	50,524	0	2019
Lynchburg, VA	383.0	2,183.9	67,251	74	2019
Leesburg, VA	183.9	1,027.7	33,651	84	2019
Roanoke, VA	387.0	4,412.9	97,927	100	2019
Frederick, MD	405.3	1,867.7	60,686	104	2019
Bowie, MD	99.8	1,516.3	53,840	120	2019

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Jeff · Sedona, AZ

County government is incredibly bad!

Over 4 years ago

We lived here (outside Harrisonburg) for seven years and enjoyed the people and climate. HOWEVER the county government is incredibly bad to deal with. For instance, they More

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