Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Roanoke, VA Crime Grade
How Roanoke grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Virginia — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Virginia
9/10
vs. Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Roanoke, VA was 552.8 per 100,000 residents (540 incidents over a population of 97,682). That puts Roanoke Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 172% above the Virginia statewide rate of 203.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Roanoke (red), Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Roanoke vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 487.0(483) | 607.9(597) | 587.1(569) | 620.4(602) | 552.8(540) |
| Murder | 17.1(17) | 19.3(19) | 29.9(29) | 11.3(11) | 12.3(12) |
| Rape | 93.8(93) | 119.1(117) | 77.4(75) | 87.6(85) | 56.3(55) |
| Robbery | 69.6(69) | 99.8(98) | 80.5(78) | 92.8(90) | 105.4(103) |
| Aggravated assault | 306.5(304) | 369.6(363) | 399.3(387) | 428.7(416) | 378.8(370) |
| Property crime | 3757.0(3,726) | 4328.7(4,251) | 3973.2(3,851) | 4117.4(3,995) | 3456.1(3,376) |
| Burglary | 479.0(475) | 520.3(511) | 463.2(449) | 387.5(376) | 320.4(313) |
| Larceny | 2891.9(2,868) | 3366.5(3,306) | 3175.7(3,078) | 3290.8(3,193) | 2808.1(2,743) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 360.0(357) | 417.5(410) | 308.5(299) | 398.9(387) | 309.2(302) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Roanoke's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Virginia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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