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Lynchburg Crime Rate Report (Virginia)

Lynchburg crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Lynchburg for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Lynchburg in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 7.6% and the city property crime rate in Lynchburg was higher than the national property crime rate average by 6.06%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Lynchburg was higher than the violent crime rate in Virginia by 71.21% and the city property crime rate in Lynchburg was higher than the property crime rate in Virginia by 20.27%.

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

Lynchburg Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault215
Arson6
Burglary142
Larceny and Theft1,019
Motor Vehicle Theft155
Murder and Manslaughter8
Rape30
Robbery32
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,614
Property Crime1,316
Violent Crime285
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault216
Arson4
Burglary153
Larceny and Theft1,004
Motor Vehicle Theft241
Murder and Manslaughter9
Rape32
Robbery33
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,696
Property Crime1,398
Violent Crime290

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Lynchburg Property Crime

Lynchburg Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Lynchburg Crime 2025

Lynchburg Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Lynchburg Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Lynchburg Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Lynchburg, 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 Lynchburg crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 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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