Galax, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Galax, VA Summary

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

  • There were 271 total crimes committed in Galax the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,074.0 total crimes per 100K people in Galax.
  • The overall crime rate in Galax is 75.28% above the national average.
  • Galax ranks #137 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Galax ranks #9,007 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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Galax Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Galax is 4,074.0 per 100,000 people. That's 75.28% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 144.67% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Galax
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 271 4,074.0 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 1 15.0 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 210.5 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 17 255.6 208.7 369.8
Burglary 22 330.7 133.5 269.8
Larceny 202 3,036.7 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 30 451.0 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 254 3,818.4 1,456.4 1,954.4

Galax 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 Galax

17
Violent Crimes
255.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-30.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Galax in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Galax is 255.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 391.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Galax each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -30.89% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 22.48% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Galax

254
Property Crimes
3,818.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
95.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 254 property crimes in Galax in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Galax is 3,818.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Galax each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 95.37% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 162.18% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Galax

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Blacksburg, VA 45,749 286 625.2 581.4 43.7
Christiansburg, VA 21,746 554 2,547.6 2,363.7 183.9
Radford, VA 16,978 239 1,407.7 1,089.6 318.1
Mount Airy, NC 10,511 323 3,073.0 2,692.4 380.6
Bluefield, WV 9,411 139 1,477.0 85.0 1,392.0
Pulaski, VA 8,944 340 3,801.4 3,466.0 335.4
Wytheville, VA 8,199 313 3,817.5 3,695.6 122.0
King, NC 7,213 137 1,899.3 1,830.0 69.3
Bluefield, VA 4,957 262 5,285.5 4,962.7 322.8
Hillsville, VA 2,856 47 1,645.7 1,400.6 245.1

Galax SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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