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The Lynchburg crime rate is higher than the Virginia average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #130

Lynchburg, VA	1,681.44
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.

Lynchburg, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lynchburg, VA	Count	5	30	56	276	403	1,483	106	7
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	6.4	38.1	71.2	351.0	512.5	1,885.8	134.8	8.9	1,539
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	1	36	73	220	349	1,538	87	6
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	1.3	46.3	93.9	282.9	448.8	1,978.0	111.9	7.7	1,450
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	3	34	46	184	365	1,659	69	13
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	3.9	44.0	59.5	237.9	471.9	2,144.9	89.2	16.8	1,423
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	3	22	72	181	515	1,855	99	9
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	3.9	28.8	94.2	236.7	673.5	2,425.8	129.5	11.8	1,589
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	4	26	75	218	433	2,067	94	16
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	5.3	34.6	99.8	290.1	576.3	2,751.0	125.1	21.3	1,732
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	0	21	80	238	372	1,735	111	14
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	28.5	108.5	322.8	504.5	2,353.0	150.5	19.0	1,545
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	4	30	101	212	425	2,160	154	16
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	5.6	41.8	140.7	295.2	591.9	3,008.1	214.5	22.3	1,955
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	1	23	81	227	465	1,754	162	17
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	1.5	33.9	119.2	334.2	684.5	2,582.0	238.5	25.0	1,813
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	2	34	91	213	442	1,796	164	23
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	3.0	50.3	134.5	314.9	653.5	2,655.2	242.5	34.0	1,926
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	6	23	73	155	412	1,805	173	15
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	9.1	34.9	110.8	235.3	625.5	2,740.3	262.6	22.8	1,843
	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

Lynchburg, VA	30.89
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.

Lynchburg, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lynchburg, VA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lynchburg, 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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	2.6	1.3	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	25
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	1.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lynchburg, 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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	4.1	2.7	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	40
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	1.4	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	5	3	1	1	0	0
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	7.4	4.4	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	73
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	7	4	1	2	0	0
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	10.3	5.9	1.5	3.0	0.0	0.0	103
	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

Lynchburg, VA	2.34
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.

Lynchburg, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lynchburg, VA	Count	191	171	20
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	242.9	217.4	25.4	2.30
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	193	169	24
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	248.2	217.3	30.9	2.33
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	206	179	27
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	266.3	231.4	34.9	2.49
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	187	160	27
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	244.5	209.2	35.3	2.27
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	180	157	23
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	239.6	209.0	30.6	2.24
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	226	169	57
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	306.5	229.2	77.3	2.68
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	227	164	63
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	316.1	228.4	87.7	2.72
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	217	150	67
	Lynchburg, VA	Per 100,000	319.4	220.8	98.6	2.70
	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	Lynchburg, VA	Count	230	159	71
2005	Lynchburg, VA	Count	214	135	79