Covington City, VA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	D

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$2.52 million

Cost of Crime™ for Covington City, VA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $971 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Covington City with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Covington City against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Covington City sits in the 31st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 31% of counties and behind 69%. The grade covers only Covington City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Covington City is 4.716 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 92 in the west areas to 1 in 466 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Covington City, VA report the most violent crime, about 7 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Covington City, VA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Covington City is projected at $2,523,102 for 2025, about $431 per resident and $971 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 37.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Covington City Compared to Other Counties?

Covington City, VA:	$431
Portsmouth City, VA:	$511
Fairfax County, VA:	$103
Virginia:	$238
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $431 per resident each year in Covington City, which is $173 more than the national average and $194 more than Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Covington City:

In Portsmouth City, VA, crime costs $511 per person, which is $80 more than in Covington City.
In Fairfax County, VA, crime costs $103 per person, which is $328 less than in Covington City

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Covington City, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Covington City	Cost per Covington City Resident
Murder	$1.63 million	$279
Rape/Sexual Assault	$227,602	$39
Robbery	$55,476	$9
Assault	$609,033	$104
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,523,102	$431

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Covington City, VA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Covington City totals $12,053,853 ($2,060 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $14,576,954 ($2,491 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Covington City, VA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northwest part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Covington City Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Covington City residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.624
Robbery	0.3014
Rape	0.6416
Murder	0.1483
Total Violent Crime	4.716 (D+)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Covington City is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Covington City.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Alleghany County, VA	B-	C-	B-
Bath County, VA	B	C	A
Craig County, VA	C	D+	C
Botetourt County, VA	A	A-	A
Greenbrier County, WV	B+	B-	B+
Lexington City, VA	D-	C+	D-
Rockbridge County, VA	B+	A-	A-
Salem City, VA	D+	B	C-
Roanoke City, VA	F	D+	F
Buena Vista City, VA	B-	C+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Covington City is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bleckley County, GA	B+	C	C
Wibaux County, MT	D	C-	C-
White Pine County, NV	F	F	F
White County, IL	A	A	A
Wheeler County, OR	D-	D+	D+
Briscoe County, TX	D-	F	F
Brewster County, TX	F	F	F
Bourbon County, KS	C-	C	C
Boundary County, ID	B-	D+	D+
Bottineau County, ND	D-	C-	C-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Covington City is less safe than the Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.

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