Abingdon, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Abingdon, VA Summary

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

  • There were 143 total crimes committed in Abingdon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,730.2 total crimes per 100K people in Abingdon.
  • The overall crime rate in Abingdon is -25.56% below the national average.
  • Abingdon ranks #74 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Abingdon ranks #5,924 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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Abingdon Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Abingdon is 1,730.2 per 100,000 people. That's -25.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 3.91% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Abingdon
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 143 1,730.2 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 133.1 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 16 193.6 208.7 369.8
Burglary 13 157.3 133.5 269.8
Larceny 105 1,270.4 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 108.9 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 127 1,536.6 1,456.4 1,954.4

Abingdon 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 Abingdon

16
Violent Crimes
193.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Abingdon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Abingdon is 193.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 516.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Abingdon each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.65% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -7.22% lower than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Abingdon

127
Property Crimes
1,536.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-21.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 127 property crimes in Abingdon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Abingdon is 1,536.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Abingdon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -21.38% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.51% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Abingdon

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
Boone, NC 18,007 295 1,638.3 1,527.2 111.1
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
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
Erwin, TN 5,931 36 607.0 556.4 50.6
Mount Carmel, TN 5,522 69 1,249.5 1,050.3 199.2
Lebanon, VA 3,098 94 3,034.2 2,937.4 96.8

Abingdon SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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