Roanoke County, VA Crime


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Roanoke, VA County has a lower-than-average rate of violent crime compared to the national average. According to recent statistics, the violent crime rate in Roanoke is 14.3, while the average for the US is 22.7. The property crime rate in Roanoke is also slightly lower than the national average, at 33.6 compared to 35.4 for the US as a whole. This suggests that overall Roanoke County is safer than other areas of the country when it comes to crime rates.

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

Roanoke County violent crime is 14.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Roanoke County property crime is 33.6. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Roanoke, Virginia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Roanoke, Virginia. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Roanoke, Virginia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Roanoke, VA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
20016075.242.5140.1419.25066.7714.94001350.7
2004907.48.564199.4635.56349.51058.84766.1524.6
2005955.317.158.7243.4636.26798.31079.15243.1476.1
20061018.712.864.1235.2706.55659.81045.44154.8459.6
2007991.34.460.5292.6633.75500.91117.84001.4381.8
2008809.91252.2231.6514.25533.61068.74143.2321.8
2009686.39.727.9197.6451.15343.1980.64053.3309.3
2010714.29.528.5185.7490.54995931.53806.1257.4
2011599.98.133.6178.2379.94720.4945.13487.1288.2
2012554.39.240.9144.23604879.3961.33664.3253.6
2013466.79.244.9145267.54538.1641.33713183.8
2014343.6235.490216.34171.25633422.2186
2015337.61137.167.1222.43822.6464.83168.5189.3
2016413.11336117247.14195.9423.13549.8223
2017401.9164179265.94491.8486.93718286.9
2018426.81248103263.94432.1487.83577.5366.8
20193871341.1106.3226.64412.9520.33593.9298.7

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Roanoke, VA387.04,412.997,92722019
Salem, VA89.92,184.425,23642019
Vinton, VA332.92,392.18,22062019
Rocky Mount, VA421.65,649.24,873192019
Blacksburg, VA111.2611.843,070242019
Christiansburg, VA136.62,052.918,105242019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Roanoke, VA3874,412.997,92722019
Lynchburg, VA383.02,183.967,251452019
Burlington, NC850.24,601.945,681872019
Harrisonburg, VA205.91,698.950,5241012019
Chapel Hill, NC94.41,506.749,5441072019
Apex, NC94.2936.514,7291242019

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