Altavista, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Altavista, VA Summary

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

  • There were 87 total crimes committed in Altavista the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,598.6 total crimes per 100K people in Altavista.
  • The overall crime rate in Altavista is 11.80% above the national average.
  • Altavista ranks #107 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Altavista ranks #7,624 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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Altavista Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Altavista is 2,598.6 per 100,000 people. That's 11.80% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 56.06% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Altavista
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 87 2,598.6 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 1 29.9 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 238.9 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 10 298.7 208.7 369.8
Burglary 5 149.3 133.5 269.8
Larceny 68 2,031.1 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 119.5 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 77 2,299.9 1,456.4 1,954.4

Altavista 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 Altavista

10
Violent Crimes
298.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-19.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Altavista in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Altavista is 298.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 334.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Altavista each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -19.23% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 43.15% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Altavista

77
Property Crimes
2,299.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
17.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 77 property crimes in Altavista in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Altavista is 2,299.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Altavista each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 17.68% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 57.91% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Altavista

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
Salem, VA 25,460 473 1,857.8 1,732.1 125.7
Vinton, VA 7,996 174 2,176.1 1,976.0 200.1
Lexington, VA 7,628 58 760.4 655.5 104.9
Buena Vista, VA 6,605 60 908.4 757.0 151.4
Gretna, VA 1,274 14 1,098.9 1,020.4 78.5
Hurt, VA 1,226 9 734.1 571.0 163.1
Brookneal, VA 1,103 15 1,359.9 1,359.9 0.0

Altavista SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
4
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