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Roanoke Crime Rate Report (Virginia)

Roanoke crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Roanoke for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Roanoke in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 69.98% and the city property crime rate in Roanoke was higher than the national property crime rate average by 126.98%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Roanoke was higher than the violent crime rate in Virginia by 170.48% and the city property crime rate in Roanoke was higher than the property crime rate in Virginia by 157.4%.

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

Roanoke Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault372
Arson18
Burglary321
Larceny and Theft2,768
Motor Vehicle Theft314
Murder and Manslaughter12
Rape56
Robbery104
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)4,055
Property Crime3,403
Violent Crime544
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault423
Arson26
Burglary402
Larceny and Theft2,779
Motor Vehicle Theft376
Murder and Manslaughter17
Rape89
Robbery87
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)4,209
Property Crime3,557
Violent Crime616

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Roanoke Property Crime

Roanoke Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Roanoke Crime 2025

Roanoke Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Roanoke Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Roanoke Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Roanoke, 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 Roanoke crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 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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