Radford, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Radford, VA Summary

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

  • There were 239 total crimes committed in Radford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,407.7 total crimes per 100K people in Radford.
  • The overall crime rate in Radford is -39.43% below the national average.
  • Radford ranks #58 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Radford ranks #5,048 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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Radford Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Radford is 1,407.7 per 100,000 people. That's -39.43% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.46% lower than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Radford
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 239 1,407.7 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 4 23.6 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 46 270.9 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 54 318.1 208.7 369.8
Burglary 9 53.0 133.5 269.8
Larceny 153 901.2 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 135.5 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 185 1,089.6 1,456.4 1,954.4

Radford 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 Radford

54
Violent Crimes
318.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-13.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Radford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Radford is 318.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 314.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Radford each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -13.99% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 52.43% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Radford

185
Property Crimes
1,089.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 185 property crimes in Radford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Radford is 1,089.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Radford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.25% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.18% lower than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Radford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Roanoke, VA 98,204 4,806 4,893.9 4,289.0 604.9
Blacksburg, VA 45,749 286 625.2 581.4 43.7
Salem, VA 25,460 473 1,857.8 1,732.1 125.7
Christiansburg, VA 21,746 554 2,547.6 2,363.7 183.9
Martinsville, VA 13,660 341 2,496.3 2,115.7 380.7
Mount Airy, NC 10,511 323 3,073.0 2,692.4 380.6
Pulaski, VA 8,944 340 3,801.4 3,466.0 335.4
Vinton, VA 7,996 174 2,176.1 1,976.0 200.1
Dublin, VA 2,636 49 1,858.9 1,631.3 227.6

Radford SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
3
Diversity
7
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9
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