Grottoes, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Grottoes, VA Summary

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

  • There were 15 total crimes committed in Grottoes the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 505.9 total crimes per 100K people in Grottoes.
  • The overall crime rate in Grottoes is -78.23% below the national average.
  • Grottoes ranks #14 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Grottoes ranks #1,842 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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Grottoes Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Grottoes is 505.9 per 100,000 people. That's -78.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.62% lower than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Grottoes
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 15 505.9 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 1 33.7 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 67.5 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 3 101.2 208.7 369.8
Burglary 1 33.7 133.5 269.8
Larceny 11 371.0 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 12 404.7 1,456.4 1,954.4

Grottoes 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 Grottoes

3
Violent Crimes
101.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Grottoes in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Grottoes is 101.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 988.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Grottoes each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.64% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -51.51% lower than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Grottoes

12
Property Crimes
404.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-79.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 property crimes in Grottoes in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Grottoes is 404.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 247.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Grottoes each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -79.29% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.21% lower than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Grottoes

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
Charlottesville, VA 45,089 1,782 3,952.2 3,411.0 541.2
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
Lexington, VA 7,628 58 760.4 655.5 104.9
Buena Vista, VA 6,605 60 908.4 757.0 151.4
Bridgewater, VA 6,215 47 756.2 675.8 80.5
Woodstock, VA 5,929 98 1,652.9 1,399.9 253.0

Grottoes SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
8
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