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Richlands, VA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Richlands crime rate is higher than the Virginia average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #141

Richlands, VA	2,043.97
Virginia	1,125.21
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Richlands, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Richlands, VA	Count	1	2	3	5	30	115	4	1
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	17.7	35.5	53.2	88.7	532.5	2,041.2	71.0	17.7	1,425
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	17.2	51.5	112.9	277.7	1,560.5	92.1	NA	912
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Richlands, VA	Count	0	1	0	11	46	168	4	2
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	17.7	0.0	194.6	813.9	2,972.4	70.8	35.4	1,470
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	19.1	55.3	109.7	322.5	1,640.1	103.3	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Richlands, VA	Count	0	0	4	5	49	212	4	3
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	68.5	85.6	839.2	3,630.8	68.5	51.4	1,552
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	17.7	57.5	111.1	360.5	1,690.7	110.9	NA	1,002
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Richlands, VA	Count	0	0	2	8	61	190	5	7
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	33.9	135.8	1,035.1	3,224.2	84.8	118.8	1,559
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.7	19.0	67.1	106.9	377.9	1,751.6	120.1	NA	1,045
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Richlands, VA	Count	0	1	2	7	32	213	6	2
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	17.7	35.4	124.0	566.7	3,771.9	106.3	35.4	1,547
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	19.1	70.7	119.1	382.8	1,812.5	131.8	NA	1,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Richlands, VA	Count	1	0	2	9	64	155	5	0
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	25.1	0.0	50.2	226.0	1,606.8	3,891.5	125.5	0.0	2,517
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.4	19.2	79.4	123.9	400.6	1,883.4	144.9	NA	1,148
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Richlands, VA	Count	0	3	5	7	36	180	5	1
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	75.1	125.1	175.1	900.7	4,503.4	125.1	25.0	2,378
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.7	22.6	95.7	132.8	411.8	1,935.6	170.7	NA	1,236
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Richlands, VA	Count	0	2	3	15	36	192	8	1
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	49.0	73.5	367.4	881.7	4,702.4	195.9	24.5	2,438
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.3	22.6	99.2	142.6	410.9	1,873.3	182.2	NA	1,248
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Richlands, VA	Count	3	2	3	14	61	184	7	3
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	72.2	48.1	72.2	336.8	1,467.4	4,426.3	168.4	72.2	3,696
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.2	23.4	101.4	152.1	417.6	1,866.8	193.8	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Richlands, VA	Count	0	1	4	3	40	166	4	2
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	23.9	95.7	71.8	957.2	3,972.2	95.7	47.9	1,857
	Virginia	Per 100,000	6.1	22.7	99.2	154.8	392.1	2,035.0	211.1	NA	1,319
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Richlands, VA		-0.11
Virginia		24.33
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Richlands, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Richlands, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Richlands, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Richlands, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Richlands, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Richlands, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	2.2	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Richlands, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Richlands, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Richlands, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.2	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Richlands, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.5	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.4	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Richlands, VA	4.04
Virginia	2.62
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Richlands, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Richlands, VA	Count	24	18	6
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	426.0	319.5	106.5	3.73
	Virginia	Per 100,000	286.7	226.5	60.2	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Richlands, VA	Count	24	17	7
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	424.6	300.8	123.8	3.63
	Virginia	Per 100,000	287.8	227.1	60.7	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Richlands, VA	Count	24	17	7
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	411.0	291.1	119.9	3.51
	Virginia	Per 100,000	288.7	227.4	61.3	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Richlands, VA	Count	21	15	6
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	356.4	254.5	101.8	3.05
	Virginia	Per 100,000	289.7	226.8	62.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Richlands, VA	Count	22	16	6
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	389.6	283.3	106.3	3.36
	Virginia	Per 100,000	292.4	229.8	62.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Richlands, VA	Count	25	19	6
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	627.7	477.0	150.6	5.52
	Virginia	Per 100,000	296.9	232.5	64.4	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Richlands, VA	Count	23	18	5
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	575.4	450.3	125.1	5.13
	Virginia	Per 100,000	305.7	237.6	68.1	2.72
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Richlands, VA	Count	25	19	6
	Richlands, VA	Per 100,000	612.3	465.3	147.0	5.39
	Virginia	Per 100,000	302.3	234.5	67.8	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Richlands, VA	Count	22	17	5
2005	Richlands, VA	Count	19	15	4