Ashland, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ashland, VA Summary

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

  • There were 212 total crimes committed in Ashland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,767.3 total crimes per 100K people in Ashland.
  • The overall crime rate in Ashland is 19.06% above the national average.
  • Ashland ranks #110 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Ashland ranks #7,849 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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Ashland Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ashland is 2,767.3 per 100,000 people. That's 19.06% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 66.19% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ashland
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 212 2,767.3 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 3 39.2 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 38 496.0 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 44 574.3 208.7 369.8
Burglary 9 117.5 133.5 269.8
Larceny 147 1,918.8 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 156.6 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 168 2,192.9 1,456.4 1,954.4

Ashland 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 Ashland

44
Violent Crimes
574.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
55.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ashland is 574.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 55.31% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 175.25% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ashland

168
Property Crimes
2,192.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
12.20%
Above The National Average
  • There were 168 property crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ashland is 2,192.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 12.20% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 50.57% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ashland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Franklin, TN 87,081 1,069 1,227.6 1,032.4 195.2
Hendersonville, TN 62,475 607 971.6 835.5 136.1
Smyrna, TN 57,595 1,245 2,161.6 1,896.0 265.6
Spring Hill, TN 56,232 519 923.0 818.0 104.9
Brentwood, TN 45,581 415 910.5 842.5 68.0
Mount Juliet, TN 40,233 421 1,046.4 939.5 106.9
Nolensville, TN 16,990 71 417.9 329.6 88.3
White House, TN 14,290 228 1,595.5 1,434.6 161.0
Greenbrier, TN 6,963 74 1,062.8 517.0 545.7
Pleasant View, TN 5,379 70 1,301.4 1,022.5 278.9

Ashland SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8
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