The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Venable, Charlottesville, VA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Venable

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Venable. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Venable, Charlottesville, VA Map of Crime Rates
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C+

Overall Crime Grade™

D+
C+
Other Crime Grade
C

$5.48 million

Cost of Crime™ for Venable, Charlottesville, VA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,588 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Venable 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 Venable, Charlottesville, VA Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Venable's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Venable sits in the 46th percentile, ahead of 46% of neighborhoods and behind 54%. The grade covers only Venable's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Venable is 38.48 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the south areas to 1 in 52 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Venable, Charlottesville, VA report the most crime, about 77 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Venable, Charlottesville, VA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Venable for 2025 is $5,482,837, about $779 per resident and $1,588 per household. That equals 2.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.3%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Venable Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Venable, Charlottesville, VA: $779
Mercury Central, Hampton, VA: $823
Ashburn Village, Ashburn, VA: $189
Virginia: $432
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Venable is $779 per year, which is $315 more than the national average and $348 more than Charlottesville's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Venable:
  • In Mercury Central, Hampton, VA, crime costs $823 per person, which is $43 more than in Venable.
  • In Ashburn Village, Ashburn, VA, crime costs $189 per person, which is $590 less than in Venable

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Venable for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Venable
Cost per Venable Resident
Murder
$2.56 million
$365
Rape/Sexual Assault
$234,979
$33
Robbery
$89,875
$13
Assault
$999,602
$142
Kidnapping
$76,438
$11
Vehicle Theft
$188,630
$27
Burglary
$106,958
$15
Theft
$642,017
$91
Arson
$11,434
$2
Vandalism
$307,647
$44
Animal Cruelty
$11,069
$2
Drug Crimes
$212,328
$30
Identity Theft
$37,324
$5
Total Cost of Crime
$5,482,837
$779

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Venable, Charlottesville, 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 Venable totals $18,375,011 ($2,612 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $23,857,848 ($3,392 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 south part of the neighborhood holds more 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, of which Venable has 2, do the same, and of Venable's 7,034 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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Venable 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 Venable residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
4.948
Robbery
0.4062
Rape
0.5510
Murder
0.1940
Total Violent Crime
6.099 (D+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
17.62
Vehicle Theft
1.732
Burglary
1.677
Arson
0.0673
Total Property Crime
21.10 (C+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1792
Drug Crimes
4.081
Vandalism
6.122
Identity Theft
0.6856
Animal Cruelty
0.2127
Total "Other" Rate
11.28 (C)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A
A+
A+
A
A+
A
C+
B+
C+
A-
A+
A-
B+
A+
A-
B-
A+
B+
C+
A
C+
A+
A+
A+
C
B
C
C+
A-
B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Venable is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A+
A
A
C
B
B
B
D+
D+
D+
D-
D-
F
F
F
A
A
A
D+
C-
C-
D+
C-
C-
B
B
B
B+
B-
B-

Considering only the crime rate, Venable 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 Venable, Charlottesville, VA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 67% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Venable schools on SchoolGrade

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