The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in St. Charles, VA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$397,739

Cost of Crime™ for St. Charles, VA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,600 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of St. Charles with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is St. Charles, VA Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where St. Charles's combined rate is much higher than the norm. St. Charles sits in the 8th percentile, ahead of 8% of cities and behind 92%. The grade covers only St. Charles's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in St. Charles is 53.76 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 17 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 22 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of St. Charles, VA report the most crime, about 8 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in St. Charles, VA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in St. Charles for 2025 is $397,739, about $890 per resident and $2,600 per household. That equals 6.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in St. Charles Compared to Other Cities?

St. Charles, VA:	$890
Emporia, VA:	$1033
Round Hill, VA:	$132
Virginia:	$432
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in St. Charles is $890 per year, which is $426 more than the national average and $458 more than Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to St. Charles:

In Emporia, VA, crime costs $1,033 per person, which is $143 more than in St. Charles.
In Round Hill, VA, crime costs $132 per person, which is $758 less than in St. Charles

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of St. Charles for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to St. Charles	Cost per St. Charles Resident
Murder	$157,103	$351
Rape/Sexual Assault	$16,988	$38
Robbery	$16,163	$36
Assault	$62,353	$139
Kidnapping	$7,966	$18
Vehicle Theft	$4,263	$10
Burglary	$20,209	$45
Theft	$53,756	$120
Arson	$1,502	$3
Vandalism	$33,547	$75
Animal Cruelty	$637	$1
Drug Crimes	$19,973	$45
Identity Theft	$3,278	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$397,739	$890

The Intangible Cost of Crime in St. Charles, VA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in St. Charles totals $1,145,084 ($2,562 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,542,824 ($3,452 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of St. Charles's 447 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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St. Charles Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 St. Charles residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.857
Robbery	1.150
Rape	0.6268
Murder	0.1870
Total Violent Crime	6.820 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	23.22
Vehicle Theft	0.6159
Burglary	4.985
Arson	0.1392
Total Property Crime	28.96 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2939
Drug Crimes	6.041
Vandalism	10.51
Identity Theft	0.9474
Animal Cruelty	0.1928
Total "Other" Rate	17.98 (F)

Individual St. Charles Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in St. Charles is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to St. Charles.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Maness, VA	D-	D-	D
Stone Creek, VA	D-	F	D+
Pennington Gap, VA	D-	D+	D-
Bailey Creek, KY	D+	B-	C-
Shepherd Hill, VA	C	D+	B
Ocoonita, VA	D	F	B
Black Bottom, KY	D	C-	D-
Closplint, KY	D	C-	D-
Kenvir, KY	D+	B-	C-
Cranks, KY	D+	C-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

St. Charles is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
La Casita, TX	D-	D-	D-
Schley, GA	C+	C	C
Sawyer, OK	C+	C	C
Sandtown, MS	A	A+	A+
Russian Mission, AK	D-	F	F
Lecta, AL	C+	A-	A-
Lawson, VA	C	D	D
Latonia, MS	A+	A+	A+
Lamar, OK	C-	C+	C+
Lakewood Park, ND	D-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, St. Charles is less safe than the Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. Charles, VA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 55% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See St. Charles schools on SchoolGrade

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