Highland County, VA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C-

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

Which crimes are included?

$884,837

Cost of Crime™ for Highland County, VA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $857 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Highland County 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 C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Highland County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Highland County sits in the 36th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 36% of counties and behind 64%. The grade covers only Highland County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Highland County is 4.376 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 212 in the northwest areas to 1 in 249 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Highland County, VA report the most violent crime, about 3 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Highland County, VA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Highland County is projected at $884,837 for 2025, about $379 per resident and $857 per household. That equals 1.1% 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): 39.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Highland County Compared to Other Counties?

Highland County, VA:	$379
Portsmouth City, VA:	$511
Fairfax County, VA:	$103
Virginia:	$238
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $379 per resident each year in Highland County, which is $121 more than the national average and $141 more than Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Highland County:

In Portsmouth City, VA, crime costs $511 per person, which is $132 more than in Highland County.
In Fairfax County, VA, crime costs $103 per person, which is $276 less than in Highland County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Highland County	Cost per Highland County Resident
Murder	$546,077	$234
Rape/Sexual Assault	$93,024	$40
Robbery	$55,501	$24
Assault	$190,235	$82
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$884,837	$379

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Highland County, 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 Highland County totals $4,136,321 ($1,772 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,021,158 ($2,151 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Highland County, 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 west 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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Highland County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.838
Robbery	0.7560
Rape	0.6573
Murder	0.1245
Total Violent Crime	4.376 (C-)

Individual Highland County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pendleton County, WV	A	A	A+
Pocahontas County, WV	C	C-	C+
Bath County, VA	B	C	A
Staunton City, VA	B	A	B
Augusta County, VA	A	A	A
Randolph County, WV	B+	B+	A-
Harrisonburg City, VA	B	A-	C
Rockingham County, VA	A-	A	A-
Waynesboro City, VA	C-	B-	D+
Alleghany County, VA	B-	C-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Highland County is similar 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
Pawnee County, NE	C	C	C
McIntosh County, GA	B-	C	C
McIntosh County, ND	D	C	C
McLean County, KY	B+	A+	A+
McLean County, ND	B-	A-	A-
McMullen County, TX	F	F	F
Owen County, KY	C+	B+	B+
Owsley County, KY	D+	C	C
Owyhee County, ID	C	B-	B-
Ozark County, MO	D	D-	D-

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

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