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The Blacksburg crime rate is lower than the Virginia average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #42

Blacksburg, VA	672.18
Virginia	1,125.21
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Blacksburg, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Blacksburg, VA	Count	2	15	3	13	67	311	15	1
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	4.6	34.2	6.8	29.7	152.8	709.4	34.2	2.3	550
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	17.2	51.5	112.9	277.7	1,560.5	92.1	NA	912
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	7	4	20	91	417	15	8
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	16.4	9.4	46.9	213.6	978.8	35.2	18.8	513
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	19.1	55.3	109.7	322.5	1,640.1	103.3	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	12	11	16	80	377	18	7
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	27.9	25.5	37.1	185.7	875.3	41.8	16.3	548
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	17.7	57.5	111.1	360.5	1,690.7	110.9	NA	1,002
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	9	5	10	84	490	17	3
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.9	11.6	23.2	194.8	1,136.1	39.4	7.0	546
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.7	19.0	67.1	106.9	377.9	1,751.6	120.1	NA	1,045
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	14	9	15	117	547	23	5
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	32.3	20.8	34.6	269.9	1,261.7	53.1	11.5	705
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	19.1	70.7	119.1	382.8	1,812.5	131.8	NA	1,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	15	11	24	165	507	28	2
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	35.7	26.2	57.1	392.4	1,205.8	66.6	4.8	806
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.4	19.2	79.4	123.9	400.6	1,883.4	144.9	NA	1,148
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	8	11	36	127	503	26	8
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	19.3	26.5	86.7	306.0	1,211.8	62.6	19.3	711
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.7	22.6	95.7	132.8	411.8	1,935.6	170.7	NA	1,236
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	8	10	45	120	520	16	5
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.4	25.5	114.6	305.7	1,324.8	40.8	12.7	760
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.3	22.6	99.2	142.6	410.9	1,873.3	182.2	NA	1,248
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Blacksburg, VA	Count	1	17	10	48	117	477	40	6
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	2.5	43.0	25.3	121.5	296.1	1,207.0	101.2	15.2	914
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.2	23.4	101.4	152.1	417.6	1,866.8	193.8	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	8	13	34	105	435	22	4
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.1	32.7	85.5	264.0	1,093.6	55.3	10.1	669
	Virginia	Per 100,000	6.1	22.7	99.2	154.8	392.1	2,035.0	211.1	NA	1,319
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Blacksburg, VA	5.00
Virginia	24.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Blacksburg, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Blacksburg, VA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Blacksburg, VA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	2.3	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	23
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	2.2	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.2	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Blacksburg, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.5	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.4	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Blacksburg, VA	1.54
Virginia	2.62
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Blacksburg, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Blacksburg, VA	Count	87	62	25
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	198.4	141.4	57.0	1.70
	Virginia	Per 100,000	286.7	226.5	60.2	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Blacksburg, VA	Count	77	63	14
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	180.7	147.9	32.9	1.64
	Virginia	Per 100,000	287.8	227.1	60.7	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Blacksburg, VA	Count	78	63	15
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	181.1	146.3	34.8	1.64
	Virginia	Per 100,000	288.7	227.4	61.3	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Blacksburg, VA	Count	79	62	17
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	183.2	143.8	39.4	1.63
	Virginia	Per 100,000	289.7	226.8	62.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Blacksburg, VA	Count	77	62	15
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	177.6	143.0	34.6	1.60
	Virginia	Per 100,000	292.4	229.8	62.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Blacksburg, VA	Count	79	62	17
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	187.9	147.5	40.4	1.68
	Virginia	Per 100,000	296.9	232.5	64.4	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Blacksburg, VA	Count	79	62	17
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	190.3	149.4	41.0	1.70
	Virginia	Per 100,000	305.7	237.6	68.1	2.72
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Blacksburg, VA	Count	74	59	15
	Blacksburg, VA	Per 100,000	188.5	150.3	38.2	1.69
	Virginia	Per 100,000	302.3	234.5	67.8	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Blacksburg, VA	Count	73	57	16
2005	Blacksburg, VA	Count	72	56	16