Orange, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Orange, VA Summary

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

  • There were 106 total crimes committed in Orange the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,017.5 total crimes per 100K people in Orange.
  • The overall crime rate in Orange is -13.20% below the national average.
  • Orange ranks #89 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Orange ranks #6,567 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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Orange Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Orange is 2,017.5 per 100,000 people. That's -13.20% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 21.17% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Orange
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 106 2,017.5 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 2 38.1 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 361.6 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 24 456.8 208.7 369.8
Burglary 7 133.2 133.5 269.8
Larceny 71 1,351.4 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 76.1 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 82 1,560.7 1,456.4 1,954.4

Orange 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 Orange

24
Violent Crimes
456.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
23.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Orange in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Orange is 456.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 218.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Orange each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 23.52% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 118.92% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Orange

82
Property Crimes
1,560.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 82 property crimes in Orange in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Orange is 1,560.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Orange each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.16% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Orange

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Charlottesville, VA 45,089 1,782 3,952.2 3,411.0 541.2
Culpeper, VA 20,836 382 1,833.4 1,627.0 206.4
Louisa, VA 2,118 38 1,794.1 1,558.1 236.1
Gordonsville, VA 1,466 12 818.6 545.7 272.9

Orange SnackAbility

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