Lynchburg, VA Crime Statistics For 2021

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lynchburg is 2,566.9 per 100,000 people. That's 3.64% higher than the national rate of 2,476.7 per 100,000 people and 38.70% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,850.7 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 261.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lynchburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 480.8 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Lynchburg is 383.0 per 100,000 people.
• That's 4.44% higher than the national rate of 366.7 per 100,000 people.
• 84.13% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.0 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 45.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lynchburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 47.4 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Lynchburg is 2,183.9 per 100,000 people.
• That's 3.51% higher than the national rate of 2,109.9 per 100,000 people.
• And 32.95% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,642.7 per 100,000 people.