Lynchburg, VA Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lynchburg is 2,071.9 per 100,000 people. That's -11.68% lower than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 24.43% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 225.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lynchburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Lynchburg is 442.9 per 100,000 people.
• That's 14.20% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• 112.24% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 61.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lynchburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Lynchburg is 1,629.0 per 100,000 people.
• That's -16.81% lower than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 11.85% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.