Spotsylvania, VA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Spotsylvania in green. The most dangerous areas in Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania, VA Safe from Murder?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Spotsylvania is in the 50th percentile for safety, meaning 50% of cities are safer and 50% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Spotsylvania's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Spotsylvania is 0.0583 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Spotsylvania generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Spotsylvania may be as high as 1 in 11,164 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 30,335 in the northwest part of the city.

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

How Spotsylvania's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Spotsylvania 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, Spotsylvania is safer than the Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Spotsylvania, VA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Spotsylvania about $4,123,251 in 2025, or roughly $110 per resident. This is part of Spotsylvania's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Spotsylvania, including every crime type and how Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania's crime maps on the Spotsylvania overall crime page.

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Individual Spotsylvania Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA	B	B	B+	D+
Todds Tavern, VA	A+	A+	A+	C+
Brockroad, VA	A+	A+	A+	C-
Parker, VA	A	A+	A	C-
Thornburg, VA	D-	D-	D-	D
Fredericksburg, VA	C	B-	C-	B-
Gold Dale, VA	A	A+	A	C-
Wilderness, VA	A	A+	A+	A-
Mine Run, VA	A	A+	A	C-
Lake of the Woods, VA	A-	A+	A	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Spotsylvania 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
Willingboro, NJ	B+	A	A	A-
American Fork, UT	B	B	B	A-
Ashland, KY	C+	B+	B+	C-
Alamo, TX	D-	D-	D-	B+
Bell, CA	C	D+	D+	C
Bethel Park, PA	B	A	A	B-
Santa Paula, CA	C	D+	D+	C-
Pueblo West, CO	D+	C-	C-	C
Pullman, WA	D-	C-	C-	A-
Quebradillas, PR	D-	D-	D-	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Spotsylvania, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Spotsylvania schools on SchoolGrade

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