Vinton, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Vinton, VA Summary

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

  • There were 174 total crimes committed in Vinton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,176.1 total crimes per 100K people in Vinton.
  • The overall crime rate in Vinton is -6.37% below the national average.
  • Vinton ranks #94 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Vinton ranks #6,906 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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Vinton Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vinton is 2,176.1 per 100,000 people. That's -6.37% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 30.69% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vinton
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 174 2,176.1 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 3 37.5 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 137.6 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 16 200.1 208.7 369.8
Burglary 6 75.0 133.5 269.8
Larceny 132 1,650.8 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 250.1 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 158 1,976.0 1,456.4 1,954.4

Vinton 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 Vinton

16
Violent Crimes
200.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-45.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Vinton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vinton is 200.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 499.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -45.89% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -4.10% lower than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vinton

158
Property Crimes
1,976.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
1.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 158 property crimes in Vinton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vinton is 1,976.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 1.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.68% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vinton

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
Lynchburg, VA 79,421 2,239 2,819.2 2,461.6 357.6
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
Lexington, VA 7,628 58 760.4 655.5 104.9
Buena Vista, VA 6,605 60 908.4 757.0 151.4

Vinton SnackAbility

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