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Charles City, VA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Charles City is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (87%) and also has a lower crime rate than 88% of the communities in Virginia, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Charles City is one in 104 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Charles City has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Charles City is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Charles City does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Charles City.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Charles City has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Charles City's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Charles City; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 10 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Charles City Crime Data

total Crime Index

87

(100 is safest)


Safer than 87% of U.S. cities.

Charles City Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

0

1

1

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.00

9.62

9.62

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.0
2.34
National Median: 4
    Charles City
    Virginia

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Charles City

1 in 427

in Virginia

Charles City Violent Crimes

Population: 104
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
9.62
16.96
National Median: 20
    Charles City
    Virginia

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 104

in Charles City

1 in 59

in Virginia

Property Crimes

Population: 104
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Charles City Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
0
19
National Median: 27.0
    Charles City
    Virginia

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Zip Codes in Charles City, VA