Norton, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Norton, VA Summary

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

  • There were 262 total crimes committed in Norton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,146.8 total crimes per 100K people in Norton.
  • The overall crime rate in Norton is 207.49% above the national average.
  • Norton ranks #146 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Norton ranks #9,729 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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Norton Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norton is 7,146.8 per 100,000 people. That's 207.49% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 329.22% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norton
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 262 7,146.8 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 81.8 6.1 6.3
Robbery 2 54.6 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 190.9 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 14 381.9 208.7 369.8
Burglary 6 163.7 133.5 269.8
Larceny 227 6,192.0 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 409.2 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 248 6,764.9 1,456.4 1,954.4

Norton 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 Norton

14
Violent Crimes
381.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Norton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norton is 381.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 261.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norton each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.27% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 83.02% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norton

248
Property Crimes
6,764.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
246.14%
Above The National Average
  • There were 248 property crimes in Norton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norton is 6,764.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 14.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Norton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 246.14% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 364.49% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Norton

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
Bristol, VA 16,909 519 3,069.4 2,696.8 372.6
Elizabethton, TN 13,868 311 2,242.6 1,939.7 302.9
Pikeville, KY 7,190 178 2,475.7 2,169.7 306.0
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
Mount Carmel, TN 5,522 69 1,249.5 1,050.3 199.2
Big Stone Gap, VA 5,155 100 1,939.9 1,784.7 155.2
Wise, VA 2,884 48 1,664.4 1,560.3 104.0

Norton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
10
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