Emporia, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Emporia, VA Summary

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

  • There were 224 total crimes committed in Emporia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,973.7 total crimes per 100K people in Emporia.
  • The overall crime rate in Emporia is 70.97% above the national average.
  • Emporia ranks #136 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Emporia ranks #8,939 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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Emporia Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Emporia is 3,973.7 per 100,000 people. That's 70.97% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 138.65% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Emporia
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 224 3,973.7 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 53.2 6.1 6.3
Robbery 10 177.4 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 177.4 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 25 443.5 208.7 369.8
Burglary 24 425.8 133.5 269.8
Larceny 162 2,873.9 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 230.6 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 199 3,530.2 1,456.4 1,954.4

Emporia 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 Emporia

25
Violent Crimes
443.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
19.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Emporia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Emporia is 443.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 225.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Emporia each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 19.93% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 112.55% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Emporia

199
Property Crimes
3,530.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
80.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 199 property crimes in Emporia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Emporia is 3,530.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Emporia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 80.63% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 142.39% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Emporia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Suffolk, VA 98,065 2,224 2,267.9 1,791.7 476.2
Petersburg, VA 33,546 1,130 3,368.5 2,554.7 813.8
Hopewell, VA 23,395 585 2,500.5 1,962.0 538.6
Colonial Heights, VA 18,419 686 3,724.4 3,420.4 304.0
Roanoke Rapids, NC 15,025 801 5,331.1 4,592.3 738.8
Franklin, VA 8,292 302 3,642.1 3,123.5 518.6
Ahoskie, NC 4,830 140 2,898.6 2,298.1 600.4
Lawrenceville, VA 1,025 12 1,170.7 975.6 195.1

Emporia SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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