Lee County, VA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C-

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

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$7.04 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lee County, VA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $830 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lee 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 Lee County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Lee County sits in the 37th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 37% of counties and behind 63%. The grade covers only Lee County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Lee County is 4.307 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 135 in the northwest areas to 1 in 344 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Lee County, VA report the most violent crime, about 29 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lee County, VA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lee County is projected at $7,038,309 for 2025, about $331 per resident and $830 per household. That equals 1.3% 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): 39.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

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

Lee County, VA:	$331
Portsmouth City, VA:	$511
Fairfax County, VA:	$103
Virginia:	$238
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $331 per resident each year in Lee County, which is $73 more than the national average and $94 more than Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Lee County:

In Portsmouth City, VA, crime costs $511 per person, which is $179 more than in Lee County.
In Fairfax County, VA, crime costs $103 per person, which is $228 less than in Lee County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Lee County	Cost per Lee County Resident
Murder	$4.06 million	$191
Rape/Sexual Assault	$733,362	$35
Robbery	$341,280	$16
Assault	$1.91 million	$90
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$7,038,309	$331

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lee 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 Lee County totals $31,016,631 ($1,460 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $38,054,940 ($1,792 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lee 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 central 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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Lee County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.125
Robbery	0.5108
Rape	0.5694
Murder	0.1016
Total Violent Crime	4.307 (C-)

Individual Lee County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Harlan County, KY	C-	B	C-
Hancock County, TN	D-	D-	D
Hawkins County, TN	C-	D+	C+
Scott County, VA	C+	B+	C+
Norton City, VA	D+	D+	D+
Leslie County, KY	C	C+	C+
Wise County, VA	C-	C	C-
Bell County, KY	C+	B+	B-
Claiborne County, TN	C-	D+	C+
Letcher County, KY	C	B-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Lee County is higher 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
Kalkaska County, MI	A	B-	B-
Jefferson County, KS	C	B	B
Jersey County, IL	A+	A+	A+
Jo Daviess County, IL	B	B-	B-
Johnson County, IL	B+	A	A
Johnson County, KY	B	B+	B+
Johnson County, TN	D+	C-	C-
Jones County, IA	A-	B+	B+
Jones County, TX	D+	D+	D+
Juniata County, PA	A+	A+	A+

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

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