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The Charlottesville crime rate is much higher than the Virginia average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #145

Charlottesville, VA	2,221.38
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.

Charlottesville, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Charlottesville, VA	Count	5	16	39	131	173	1,100	83	1
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	11.2	35.9	87.5	293.9	388.1	2,467.8	186.2	2.2	1,677
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	1	20	63	127	200	1,218	53	5
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	2.3	45.3	142.6	287.4	452.6	2,756.5	119.9	11.3	1,738
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	2	17	50	129	162	1,246	94	9
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	4.5	38.6	113.7	293.2	368.3	2,832.4	213.7	20.5	1,725
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	1	27	59	96	114	1,252	101	5
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	2.3	61.4	134.1	218.2	259.1	2,845.8	229.6	11.4	1,717
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	3	29	51	112	163	1,443	87	5
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	7.0	68.1	119.7	263.0	382.7	3,388.1	204.3	11.7	2,030
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	0	35	88	124	184	1,763	123	9
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	83.7	210.5	296.7	440.2	4,217.9	294.3	21.5	2,454
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	5	23	79	112	186	1,616	148	13
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	12.1	55.8	191.7	271.7	451.3	3,920.8	359.1	31.5	2,407
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	3	26	93	151	278	1,524	136	10
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	7.5	64.6	231.0	375.0	690.4	3,784.9	337.8	24.8	2,618
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	3	30	77	212	316	1,675	183	12
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	7.3	73.5	188.5	519.1	773.8	4,101.4	448.1	29.4	2,917
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	2	35	72	198	264	1,442	169	11
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	5.4	94.3	193.9	533.2	711.0	3,883.3	455.1	29.6	2,931
	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

Charlottesville, VA	49.78
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.

Charlottesville, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Charlottesville, VA	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	4.5	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	44
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	22
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.0	22
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	4.7	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	46
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	7.2	7.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	71
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	3	1	1	1	0	0
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	7.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0	72
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	4	1	0	1	0	2
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	9.9	2.5	0.0	2.5	0.0	5.0	99
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	3	1	0	0	0	2
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	7.3	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.9	73
	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

Charlottesville, VA	2.87
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.

Charlottesville, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Charlottesville, VA	Count	145	118	27
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	325.3	264.7	60.6	2.95
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	139	113	26
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	314.6	255.7	58.8	2.85
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	141	112	29
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	320.5	254.6	65.9	2.88
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	144	117	27
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	327.3	265.9	61.4	2.97
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	143	115	28
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	335.8	270.0	65.7	3.03
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	144	116	28
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	344.5	277.5	67.0	3.11
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	143	115	28
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	347.0	279.0	67.9	3.13
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	136	109	27
	Charlottesville, VA	Per 100,000	337.8	270.7	67.1	3.04
	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	Charlottesville, VA	Count	138	113	25
2005	Charlottesville, VA	Count	138	111	27