Staunton, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Staunton, VA Summary

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

  • There were 514 total crimes committed in Staunton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,007.0 total crimes per 100K people in Staunton.
  • The overall crime rate in Staunton is -13.65% below the national average.
  • Staunton ranks #87 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Staunton ranks #6,545 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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Staunton Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Staunton is 2,007.0 per 100,000 people. That's -13.65% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.53% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Staunton
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 514 2,007.0 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.9 6.1 6.3
Robbery 3 11.7 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 101.5 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 36 140.6 208.7 369.8
Burglary 33 128.9 133.5 269.8
Larceny 425 1,659.4 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 78.1 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 478 1,866.4 1,456.4 1,954.4

Staunton 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 Staunton

36
Violent Crimes
140.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 violent crimes in Staunton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Staunton is 140.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 711.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Staunton each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.99% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.63% lower than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Staunton

478
Property Crimes
1,866.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 478 property crimes in Staunton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Staunton is 1,866.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Staunton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.50% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 28.15% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Staunton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Harrisonburg, VA 51,363 1,058 2,059.8 1,808.7 251.2
Charlottesville, VA 45,089 1,782 3,952.2 3,411.0 541.2
Waynesboro, VA 22,903 481 2,100.2 1,873.1 227.0
Lexington, VA 7,628 58 760.4 655.5 104.9
Buena Vista, VA 6,605 60 908.4 757.0 151.4

Staunton SnackAbility

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