Glen Allen, VA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Glen Allen in green. The most dangerous areas in Glen Allen are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Glen Allen, VA Safe from Murder?

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Glen Allen is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of cities are safer and 40% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Glen Allen's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Glen Allen is 0.0684 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Glen Allen generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Glen Allen may be as high as 1 in 9,155 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,779 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Glen Allen, VA: about 1 per year. The northeast part of Glen Allen has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Glen Allen's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Glen Allen to the Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Glen Allen is safer 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.

The Cost of Murder in Glen Allen, VA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Glen Allen about $7,401,043 in 2025, or roughly $129 per resident. This is part of Glen Allen's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Glen Allen, including every crime type and how Glen Allen compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Glen Allen's crime maps on the Glen Allen overall crime page.

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Individual Glen Allen Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Glen Allen is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Glen Allen.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Laurel, VA	D-	B-	D-	C
Innsbrook, VA	D+	A-	D+	C-
Lakeside, VA	D-	C	D-	D+
Wyndham, VA	A+	A+	A+	C
Short Pump, VA	C	A+	D+	C
Poindexters, VA	B	B	B-	C
Tuckahoe, VA	C-	B+	D+	C+
Chamberlayne, VA	D+	C+	D	C
Ashland, VA	C-	B-	D+	D+
Studley, VA	A-	D+	A+	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Glen Allen is similar versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
West Haven, CT	D	B+	B+	C+
Fuquay-Varina, NC	C+	B	B	B
Gallatin, TN	C	C-	C-	C
Grand Island, NE	C	B-	B-	B-
Hacienda Heights, CA	C+	C	C	A-
Hialeah Gardens, FL	A-	A-	A-	D
Holladay, UT	C-	B+	B+	A+
Hollister, CA	C-	D	D	B-
Alexandria, LA	D-	F	F	F
West Sacramento, CA	D+	D	D	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Glen Allen, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Glen Allen schools on SchoolGrade

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