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Chincoteague, VA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Chincoteague has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Chincoteague is 1 in 82. How does Chincoteague fare compared to other communities in Virginia of all population sizes? Chincoteague's crime rate is lower than approximately 40% of Virginia communities.

However, when you compare Chincoteague to other communities of similar population, then Chincoteague crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Chincoteague does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Chincoteague 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 Chincoteague.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Chincoteague's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Chincoteague is one in 656.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Chincoteague's rate for property crime is 11 per one thousand population. This makes Chincoteague a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Chincoteague is one in 94.

Chincoteague Crime Data

total Crime Index

40

(100 is safest)


Safer than 40% of U.S. cities.

Chincoteague Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

5

35

40

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.52

10.67

12.19

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.52
2.34
National Median: 4
    Chincoteague
    Virginia

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 656

in Chincoteague

1 in 427

in Virginia

Chincoteague Violent Crimes

Population: 3,281
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 0 4
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.30 0.00 1.22

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
10.67
16.96
National Median: 20
    Chincoteague
    Virginia

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 94

in Chincoteague

1 in 59

in Virginia

Property Crimes

Population: 3,281
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 3 28 4
Rate per 1,000 0.91 8.53 1.22

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Chincoteague Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
5
19
National Median: 27.0
    Chincoteague
    Virginia

Zip Codes in Chincoteague, VA