Charlottesville, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Charlottesville, VA Summary

Crime in Charlottesville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville:

  • There were 1,782 total crimes committed in Charlottesville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,952.2 total crimes per 100K people in Charlottesville.
  • The overall crime rate in Charlottesville is 70.05% above the national average.
  • Charlottesville ranks #135 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Charlottesville ranks #8,926 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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Charlottesville Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Charlottesville is 3,952.2 per 100,000 people. That's 70.05% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 137.36% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Charlottesville
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,782 3,952.2 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 4.4 6.1 6.3
Robbery 35 77.6 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 171 379.2 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 244 541.2 208.7 369.8
Burglary 126 279.4 133.5 269.8
Larceny 1,249 2,770.1 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 163 361.5 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 1,538 3,411.0 1,456.4 1,954.4

Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville

244
Violent Crimes
541.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
46.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 244 violent crimes in Charlottesville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Charlottesville is 541.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 184.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Charlottesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 46.34% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 159.35% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Charlottesville

1,538
Property Crimes
3,411.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
74.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,538 property crimes in Charlottesville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Charlottesville is 3,411.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Charlottesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 74.53% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 134.21% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Charlottesville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Harrisonburg, VA 51,363 1,058 2,059.8 1,808.7 251.2
Staunton, VA 25,611 514 2,007.0 1,866.4 140.6
Waynesboro, VA 22,903 481 2,100.2 1,873.1 227.0

Charlottesville SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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