Assault per Capita in Laurel Fork
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Laurel Fork residents.
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Laurel Fork residents.
D+
Assault Grade™
C- |
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C- |
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B- |
Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Laurel Fork is about 1 in 366.
Assault costs the average Laurel Fork resident about $78 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Laurel Fork in green. The most dangerous areas in Laurel Fork are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D+ grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US city. Laurel Fork is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of cities are safer and 28% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Laurel Fork's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of assault in Laurel Fork is 2.730 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Laurel Fork generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in Laurel Fork may be as high as 1 in 109 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 739 in the west part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of Laurel Fork, VA: about 2 per year. The central part of Laurel Fork has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the assault rate in Laurel Fork to the Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Laurel Fork, VA: | 2.730 |
|---|---|
| Virginia: | 1.570 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, Laurel Fork is less safe than the Virginia state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Assault is projected to cost the residents of Laurel Fork about $109,140 in 2025, or roughly $78 per resident. This is part of Laurel Fork's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Laurel Fork, including every crime type and how Laurel Fork compares to other cities.
Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Laurel Fork's crime maps on the Laurel Fork overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | A- | A | B+ | |
D+ | C+ | D+ | C+ | |
D- | D | D- | D | |
C+ | B- | C+ | B- | |
D+ | D- | D+ | D- | |
B- | C+ | A | C+ | |
C | B | C+ | B | |
B- | D+ | B | D | |
D+ | C- | D+ | C- | |
A+ | A- | A+ | A- |
Laurel Fork is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C | C | C | C | |
B- | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
D+ | F | F | F | |
C | C | C | C- | |
B | B | B | B+ | |
D | D- | D- | D- | |
C | C- | C- | C | |
A- | C | C | A | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A | |
A+ | A | A | A+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Laurel Fork, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Laurel Fork schools on SchoolGrade
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