Crime in Ironto, VA

Ironto is a community of 329 in Montgomery County, about 7 miles east of Blacksburg · Updated November 2026

Is Ironto, VA safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Ironto has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 93% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 969 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

93% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Ironto as a whole, and 7% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Ironto scores 969.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 968 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 968 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Ironto

Map of Ironto shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Ironto, VA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Ironto, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out in Ironto

Crime per resident runs higher than the grade. Ironto draws many workers, shoppers and visitors: it has 18.3 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Crimes against them are counted against the few who live here, so crime per resident looks higher than the CrimeGrade™ suggests. The CrimeGrade™ counts everyone who spends time here.


Crime rates and types in Ironto

CrimeGrade™ estimates Ironto has about 20 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 46% less than the US as a whole and 42% less than Virginia.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

The largest share of crime reported in Ironto is assault, about 42% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.020.05
RapeAunder 10.530.38
RobberyA+under 10.080.62
AssaultA+38.312.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 10.752.4
TheftA+13.313.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.662.7
ArsonA+under 10.180.12
VandalismA+26.15.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Ironto compares with nearby cities

Ironto has less crime than 8 of its 10 nearest cities; only McDonalds Mill and Bent Mountain have less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
IrontoA+969A+A+329
Elliston 3 milesA908AA+2,710
Lafayette 5 milesA+961A+A+641
Shawsville 6 milesA911AA+2,310
McDonalds Mill 6 milesA+978A+A+1,960
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Blacksburg 7 milesA898AA54,800
Glenvar 8 milesA+933AA+362
Christiansburg 10 milesA867AA29,200
Wabun 10 milesA+960A+A+1,140
Bent Mountain 11 milesA+970A+A+804
Vicker 11 milesA+967A+A+73

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Ironto. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Ironto has more crime than 67% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
IrontoA+969A+A+329
West Newton, MNA+996A+A+329
Hobarton, IAA+994A+A+329
Tampico, INA+991A+A+328
Petersville, IAA+989A+A+329
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Black Snake, KYA+985A+A+329
Shermans Corner, MEA+983A+A+329
Marietta, ILA+982A+A+329
Black Springs, ARA+981A+A+329
Clearwater, TNA+947A+A+329
Indian, AKA904AA+329

What crime costs Ironto

Crime costs Ironto about $466 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 61% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $230,000 a year, or $714 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$11,000$32
Rape$11,000$32
Robbery$860$3
Assault$27,000$82
Burglary$2,200$7
Theft$5,600$17
Vehicle theft$3,300$10
Arson$1,400$4
Vandalism$14,000$43
Total$76,000$230

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Ironto means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Ironto

Schools in Ironto, VA average a SchoolGrade of D+: 68% of students test proficient, against 43% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Ironto on SchoolGrade