Ashland, VA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ashland, VA Summary

Crime in Ashland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Ashland over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Ashland:

  • There were 213 total crimes committed in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,695.2 total crimes per 100K people in Ashland.
  • The overall crime rate in Ashland is 27.18% above the national average.
  • Ashland ranks #97 safest out of 133 cities in Virginia.
  • Ashland ranks #8,286 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Ashland Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ashland is 2,695.2 per 100,000 people. That's 27.18% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 50.77% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,787.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ashland
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 213 2,695.2 1,787.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.8 5.0
Robbery 3 38.0 33.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 43 544.1 152.2 256.0
Violent Crime 47 594.7 217.9 359.0
Burglary 5 63.3 108.7 229.0
Larceny 146 1,847.4 1,315.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 15 189.8 145.1 259.0
Property Crime 166 2,100.5 1,569.7 1,760.0

Ashland Crime Compared To Virginia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Virginia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Ashland

47
Violent Crimes
594.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
65.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ashland is 594.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 168.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 458.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 65.66% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 172.92% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 217.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ashland

166
Property Crimes
2,100.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 166 property crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ashland is 2,100.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.34% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.82% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,569.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ashland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Franklin, TN 90,077 968 1,074.6 942.5 132.1
Hendersonville, TN 64,126 537 837.4 714.2 123.2
Spring Hill, TN 59,921 397 662.5 499.0 163.5
Smyrna, TN 58,791 1,567 2,665.4 2,386.4 279.0
Brentwood, TN 45,208 356 787.5 730.0 57.5
Mount Juliet, TN 44,049 495 1,123.7 964.8 158.9
White House, TN 16,177 157 970.5 735.6 234.9
Nolensville, TN 15,930 41 257.4 207.2 50.2
Greenbrier, TN 6,949 43 618.8 460.5 158.3
Pleasant View, TN 5,709 19 332.8 297.8 35.0

Ashland SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8
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