Bristol, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bristol, VA Summary

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

  • There were 519 total crimes committed in Bristol the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,069.4 total crimes per 100K people in Bristol.
  • The overall crime rate in Bristol is 32.06% above the national average.
  • Bristol ranks #118 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Bristol ranks #8,207 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.

Additional research about crime in Virginia

Bristol Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bristol is 3,069.4 per 100,000 people. That's 32.06% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 84.34% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bristol
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 519 3,069.4 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 11.8 6.1 6.3
Robbery 5 29.6 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 248.4 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 63 372.6 208.7 369.8
Burglary 49 289.8 133.5 269.8
Larceny 361 2,135.0 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 46 272.0 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 456 2,696.8 1,456.4 1,954.4

Bristol 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 Bristol

63
Violent Crimes
372.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
0.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 63 violent crimes in Bristol in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bristol is 372.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 268.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bristol each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 0.75% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 78.56% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bristol

456
Property Crimes
2,696.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 456 property crimes in Bristol in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bristol is 2,696.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bristol each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 85.17% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bristol

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kingsport, TN 55,799 2,710 4,856.7 4,070.0 786.8
Bristol, TN 27,862 780 2,799.5 2,297.0 502.5
Boone, NC 18,007 295 1,638.3 1,527.2 111.1
Greeneville, TN 15,556 536 3,445.6 3,092.1 353.6
Elizabethton, TN 13,868 311 2,242.6 1,939.7 302.9
Abingdon, VA 8,265 143 1,730.2 1,536.6 193.6
Church Hill, TN 7,105 46 647.4 351.9 295.6
Jonesborough, TN 6,081 95 1,562.2 1,480.0 82.2
Erwin, TN 5,931 36 607.0 556.4 50.6
Mount Carmel, TN 5,522 69 1,249.5 1,050.3 199.2

Bristol SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9
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