Martinsville, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Martinsville, VA Summary

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

  • There were 341 total crimes committed in Martinsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,496.3 total crimes per 100K people in Martinsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Martinsville is 7.41% above the national average.
  • Martinsville ranks #102 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Martinsville ranks #7,471 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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Martinsville Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Martinsville is 2,496.3 per 100,000 people. That's 7.41% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 49.92% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Martinsville
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 341 2,496.3 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 10 73.2 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 35 256.2 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 52 380.7 208.7 369.8
Burglary 30 219.6 133.5 269.8
Larceny 234 1,713.0 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 25 183.0 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 289 2,115.7 1,456.4 1,954.4

Martinsville 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 Martinsville

52
Violent Crimes
380.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
2.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 52 violent crimes in Martinsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Martinsville is 380.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 262.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Martinsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 2.94% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 82.44% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Martinsville

289
Property Crimes
2,115.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
8.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 289 property crimes in Martinsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Martinsville is 2,115.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Martinsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 8.25% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.27% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Martinsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greensboro, NC 298,719 13,755 4,604.7 3,785.5 819.2
Winston-Salem, NC 251,295 12,739 5,069.3 3,893.8 1,175.5
Kernersville, NC 27,076 1,046 3,863.2 3,586.2 277.0
Elon, NC 11,369 81 712.5 624.5 88.0
Gibsonville, NC 9,049 103 1,138.2 939.3 198.9
King, NC 7,213 137 1,899.3 1,830.0 69.3

Martinsville SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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