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Crime Index: (100 is Safest)

Crime rates for Dayton, VA

Safest Dayton Neighborhoods

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2 Briery Branch / Spring...

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Dayton zip codes22821, 22812, 22801

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POPULATION
1,352

Dayton Crime Rates

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CRIME INDEX

77

100 is safest


This city is safer than 77% of the cities in the US.

city Annual Crimes

VIOLENT PROPERTY TOTAL
0 11 11
annual crimes per 1,000 residents
0.00 8.14 8.14




  • Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 4.7
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in Dayton
    1 in 10000
  • in Virginia
    1 in 330
0
3.02
Dayton Virginia
Dayton violent crimes
Population: 1,352
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 0 0 0 0
RATE PER 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
United States violent crimes
Population: 296,410,404
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 16,692 93,934 417,122 862,947
RATE PER 1,000 0.06 0.32 1.41 2.91
  • Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 34.3
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in Dayton
    1 in 123
  • in Virginia
    1 in 35
8.14
28.20
Dayton Virginia
Dayton property crimes
Population: 1,352
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 2 8 1
RATE PER 1,000 1.48 5.92 0.74
United States property crimes
Population: 296,410,404
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 2,154,126 6,776,807 1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000 7.27 22.86 4.17
  • Crimes Per Square Mile

14
20
Dayton Virginia
  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 49.6


About Dayton crime rates

Dayton is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (77%) and also has a lower crime rate than about 80% of the communities in Virginia, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Dayton is one in 123 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 51.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Dayton has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Dayton is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Dayton does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Dayton.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Dayton has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, forcible rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Dayton's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Dayton is below average compared to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Dayton than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 123.

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