Franklin, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Franklin, VA Summary

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

  • There were 302 total crimes committed in Franklin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,642.1 total crimes per 100K people in Franklin.
  • The overall crime rate in Franklin is 56.70% above the national average.
  • Franklin ranks #128 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Franklin ranks #8,714 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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Franklin Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Franklin is 3,642.1 per 100,000 people. That's 56.70% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 118.73% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Franklin
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 302 3,642.1 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 36.2 6.1 6.3
Robbery 11 132.7 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 313.6 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 43 518.6 208.7 369.8
Burglary 26 313.6 133.5 269.8
Larceny 217 2,617.0 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 193.0 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 259 3,123.5 1,456.4 1,954.4

Franklin 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 Franklin

43
Violent Crimes
518.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
40.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Franklin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Franklin is 518.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 192.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Franklin each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 40.23% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 148.53% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Franklin

259
Property Crimes
3,123.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
59.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 259 property crimes in Franklin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Franklin is 3,123.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Franklin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 59.82% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 114.46% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Franklin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chesapeake, VA 253,745 6,161 2,428.0 2,010.7 417.3
Newport News, VA 183,903 5,354 2,911.3 2,301.8 609.6
Hampton, VA 138,843 4,410 3,176.2 2,906.2 270.1
Suffolk, VA 98,065 2,224 2,267.9 1,791.7 476.2
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
Poquoson, VA 12,738 82 643.7 478.9 164.9
Smithfield, VA 8,827 116 1,314.1 1,087.6 226.6
Edenton, NC 4,400 98 2,227.3 1,863.6 363.6
Windsor, VA 2,876 39 1,356.1 973.6 382.5

Franklin SnackAbility

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