Burglary per Capita in Jamaica
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Jamaica residents.
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Jamaica residents.
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Burglary costs the average Jamaica resident about $11 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Jamaica in green. The most dangerous areas in Jamaica 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 A- grade means the rate of burglary is lower than the average US city. Jamaica is in the 80th percentile for safety, meaning 20% of cities are safer and 80% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Jamaica's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of burglary in Jamaica is 1.214 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Jamaica generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Jamaica may be as high as 1 in 763 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 832 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the southwest parts of Jamaica, VA: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Jamaica has fewer cases of burglary with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the burglary rate in Jamaica to the Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Jamaica, VA: | 1.214 |
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| Virginia: | 1.239 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, Jamaica is as safe as the Virginia state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Jamaica about $650 in 2025, or roughly $11 per resident. This is part of Jamaica's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Jamaica, including every crime type and how Jamaica compares to other cities.
Remember that burglary 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 Jamaica's crime maps on the Jamaica overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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C | C- | C+ | C | |
B- | C- | B+ | B | |
A | B- | A+ | A | |
A | B | A+ | A+ | |
F | D- | F | D- | |
D+ | C- | D | D+ | |
B | C- | A- | C+ | |
C+ | C- | B- | C | |
D | C | D- | D+ | |
D+ | C- | D+ | C- |
Jamaica is lower versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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B- | B | B | C | |
D+ | D | D | C+ | |
D- | C- | C- | C | |
D- | F | F | D- | |
C | B | B | A+ | |
B- | C- | C- | D | |
D+ | C+ | C+ | D- | |
D | C- | C- | F | |
B+ | A | A | A+ | |
D | C- | C- | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Jamaica, VA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Jamaica schools on SchoolGrade
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