Crime in Lynchburg, Virginia: How Safe is Lynchburg, Virginia? Check out the crime rates and safety statistics.

Is Lynchburg, Virginia a nice place to live? Is crime rate higher in Lynchburg? What is the crime rate in Lynchburg city? Let's find out.

The overall crime rate in Lynchburg, Virginia is 12% lower than national average.

The violent crime rate of Lynchburg is 14% higher than national average.

While the property crime rate of Lynchburg is 17% lower than national average.

You have 1 in 221 chance of being victim of violent crime.

You have 1 in 60 chance of being victim of property crime.

Crime Cases

1717

Violent : 367
Property : 1350

Total Crime

12% NAT. AVG.
24% STATE AVG.
2071.9 (per 100k)

Violent Crime

14% NAT. AVG.
112% STATE AVG.
442.9 (per 100k)

Property Crime

17% NAT. AVG.
12% STATE AVG.
1629 (per 100k)

Violent crime

1 in 221

Property crime

1 in 60

Robbery

1 in 1588

Burglary

1 in 457

Assault

1 in 292

Car Theft

1 in 643

Ranking	Total Crime	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny	Car Thefts
In Virginia	21	24	12	26	15
In USA	1441	1564	1372	1510	1136

Ranking	Violent Crime	Murder	Robbery	Assault	Rape
In Virginia	6	21	10	5	12
In USA	716	297	572	659	876

Crime Type	Count	Lynchburg	Virginia	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime	367	442.9	208.66	387.8
Murder	3	3.6	6.1	6.5
Robbery	51	61.5	34.31	73.9
Assault	277	334.3	141.73	279.7
Rape	36	43.5	26.53	27.7

Crime Type	Count	Lynchburg	Virginia	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Property Crime	1350	1629	1456.41	1,958.2
Burglary	177	213.6	133.46	314.2
Larceny	1047	1263.4	1196.62	1,398
Car Theft	126	152	126.34	246