Buena Vista, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Buena Vista, VA Summary

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

  • There were 60 total crimes committed in Buena Vista the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 908.4 total crimes per 100K people in Buena Vista.
  • The overall crime rate in Buena Vista is -60.92% below the national average.
  • Buena Vista ranks #32 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Buena Vista ranks #3,426 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Buena Vista Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Buena Vista is 908.4 per 100,000 people. That's -60.92% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -45.44% lower than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Buena Vista
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 60 908.4 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 121.1 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 10 151.4 208.7 369.8
Burglary 2 30.3 133.5 269.8
Larceny 42 635.9 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 90.8 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 50 757.0 1,456.4 1,954.4

Buena Vista Crime Compared To Virginia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Virginia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Buena Vista

10
Violent Crimes
151.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Buena Vista in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Buena Vista is 151.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 660.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Buena Vista each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.06% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -27.44% lower than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Buena Vista

50
Property Crimes
757.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 50 property crimes in Buena Vista in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Buena Vista is 757.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 132.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Buena Vista each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.27% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.02% lower than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Buena Vista

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lynchburg, VA 79,421 2,239 2,819.2 2,461.6 357.6
Staunton, VA 25,611 514 2,007.0 1,866.4 140.6
Salem, VA 25,460 473 1,857.8 1,732.1 125.7
Waynesboro, VA 22,903 481 2,100.2 1,873.1 227.0
Vinton, VA 7,996 174 2,176.1 1,976.0 200.1
Lexington, VA 7,628 58 760.4 655.5 104.9
Amherst, VA 2,177 12 551.2 367.5 183.7
Glasgow, VA 1,111 1 90.0 90.0 0.0

Buena Vista SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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