Tazewell, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tazewell, VA Summary

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

  • There were 69 total crimes committed in Tazewell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,577.5 total crimes per 100K people in Tazewell.
  • The overall crime rate in Tazewell is -32.13% below the national average.
  • Tazewell ranks #62 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Tazewell ranks #5,535 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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Tazewell Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tazewell is 1,577.5 per 100,000 people. That's -32.13% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -5.26% lower than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tazewell
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 69 1,577.5 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 1 22.9 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 45.7 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 6 137.2 208.7 369.8
Burglary 16 365.8 133.5 269.8
Larceny 38 868.8 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 205.8 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 63 1,440.3 1,456.4 1,954.4

Tazewell 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 Tazewell

6
Violent Crimes
137.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Tazewell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tazewell is 137.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 729.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tazewell each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -34.26% lower than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tazewell

63
Property Crimes
1,440.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-26.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 63 property crimes in Tazewell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tazewell is 1,440.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 69.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tazewell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -26.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.10% lower than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tazewell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Beckley, WV 16,843 1,422 8,442.7 7,700.5 742.1
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
Abingdon, VA 8,265 143 1,730.2 1,536.6 193.6
Wytheville, VA 8,199 313 3,817.5 3,695.6 122.0
Galax, VA 6,652 271 4,074.0 3,818.4 255.6
Marion, VA 5,711 149 2,609.0 2,293.8 315.2
Princeton, WV 5,551 43 774.6 360.3 414.3
Richlands, VA 5,158 87 1,686.7 1,299.0 387.7
Bluefield, VA 4,957 262 5,285.5 4,962.7 322.8

Tazewell SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
8
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