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Bristol Crime Rate Report (Virginia)

Bristol crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Bristol for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Bristol in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 51.47% and the city property crime rate in Bristol was higher than the national property crime rate average by 75%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Bristol was higher than the violent crime rate in Virginia by 141.02% and the city property crime rate in Bristol was higher than the property crime rate in Virginia by 98.45%.

Property and Violent Crime
Bristol Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Bristol Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Bristol Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault58
Arson1
Burglary23
Larceny and Theft382
Motor Vehicle Theft28
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape17
Robbery5
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)503
Property Crime433
Violent Crime80
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault62
Arson2
Burglary37
Larceny and Theft425
Motor Vehicle Theft39
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape17
Robbery7
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)572
Property Crime502
Violent Crime86

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Bristol Property Crime

Bristol Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Bristol Crime 2025

Bristol Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Bristol Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Bristol Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Bristol, Virginia crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Bristol crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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