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

Crime Index, #152

Roanoke, VA	2,738.03
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.

Roanoke, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Roanoke, VA	Count	2	35	89	214	557	3,386	184	25
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	2.0	35.4	90.0	216.3	563.0	3,422.2	186.0	25.3	1,790
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	9	44	142	262	628	3,636	180	21
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	9.2	44.9	145.0	267.5	641.3	3,713.0	183.8	21.4	2,189
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	9	40	141	352	940	3,583	248	42
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	9.2	40.9	144.2	360.0	961.3	3,664.3	253.6	43.0	2,445
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	8	33	175	373	928	3,424	283	32
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	8.1	33.6	178.2	379.9	945.1	3,487.1	288.2	32.6	2,428
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	9	27	176	465	883	3,608	244	33
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	9.5	28.5	185.7	490.5	931.5	3,806.1	257.4	34.8	2,602
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	9	26	184	420	913	3,774	288	45
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	9.7	27.9	197.6	451.1	980.6	4,053.3	309.3	48.3	2,693
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	11	48	213	473	983	3,811	296	39
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	12.0	52.2	231.6	514.2	1,068.7	4,143.2	321.8	42.4	3,035
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	4	55	266	576	1,016	3,637	347	28
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	4.4	60.5	292.6	633.7	1,117.8	4,001.4	381.8	30.8	3,193
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	12	60	220	661	978	3,887	430	36
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	12.8	64.1	235.2	706.5	1,045.4	4,154.8	459.6	38.5	3,365
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	16	55	228	596	1,011	4,912	446	37
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	17.1	58.7	243.4	636.2	1,079.1	5,243.1	476.1	39.5	3,641
	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

Roanoke, VA	29.11
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.

Roanoke, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Roanoke, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Roanoke, 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	Roanoke, VA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	5	2	0	3	0	0
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	5.1	2.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	51
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	2.1	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	21
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	7	3	0	3	1	0
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	7.7	3.3	0.0	3.3	1.1	0.0	77
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	6	6	0	0	0	0
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	6.4	6.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	64
	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

Roanoke, VA	2.78
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.

Roanoke, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Roanoke, VA	Count	292	246	46
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	295.1	248.6	46.5	2.72
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	296	252	44
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	302.3	257.3	44.9	2.80
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	301	256	45
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	307.8	261.8	46.0	2.85
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	300	256	44
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	305.5	260.7	44.8	2.83
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	299	251	48
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	315.4	264.8	50.6	2.90
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	302	252	50
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	324.3	270.6	53.7	2.97
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	316	262	54
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	343.5	284.8	58.7	3.14
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	305	251	54
	Roanoke, VA	Per 100,000	335.6	276.1	59.4	3.06
	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	Roanoke, VA	Count	311	258	53
2005	Roanoke, VA	Count	308	254	54