Vandalism per Capita in Selma
The map below shows vandalism per 1,000 Selma residents.
The map below shows vandalism per 1,000 Selma residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of vandalism in Selma is about 1 in 127.
Vandalism costs the average Selma resident about $56 per year.
Crime Grade's vandalism map shows the safest places in Selma in green. The most dangerous areas in Selma are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D- grade means the rate of vandalism is much higher than the average US city. Selma is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of cities are safer and 14% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Selma's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vandalism in Selma is 7.905 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Selma generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vandalism in Selma may be as high as 1 in 106 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 406 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vandalism occurs in the southwest parts of Selma, VA: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Selma has fewer cases of vandalism with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the vandalism rate in Selma to the Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Selma, VA: | 7.905 |
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| Virginia: | 5.654 |
| USA: | 4.647 |
Considering only the vandalism rate, Selma is less safe than the Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Vandalism is projected to cost the residents of Selma about $19,823 in 2025, or roughly $56 per resident. This is part of Selma's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Selma, including every crime type and how Selma compares to other cities.
Remember that vandalism 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 Selma's crime maps on the Selma overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vandalism Crime Grade |
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D- | F | D | D- | |
D+ | C | D | C+ | |
C+ | A- | C | C+ | |
B | B | B- | B+ | |
C | B | C+ | C- | |
F | A+ | F | A | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | D | |
D+ | A+ | D- | A | |
C+ | C- | B- | B- | |
C+ | A- | C+ | D+ |
Selma is higher versus other cities of the same size for vandalism. The table below compares vandalism in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vandalism Crime Grade |
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D- | D- | D- | D+ | |
B- | B | B | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
F | F | F | F | |
A- | A- | A- | C+ | |
A+ | A- | A- | A | |
A- | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
D | C- | C- | C+ | |
B- | B | B | A | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Selma, VA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 67% actual proficiency versus 60% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Selma schools on SchoolGrade
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