Melrose-Rugby, Roanoke, VA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	F

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$1.43 million

Cost of Crime™ for Melrose-Rugby, Roanoke, VA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $936 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Melrose-Rugby 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 Melrose-Rugby against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Melrose-Rugby sits in the 35th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 35% of neighborhoods and behind 65%. The grade covers only Melrose-Rugby's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Melrose-Rugby is 5.686 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 150 in the north areas to 1 in 230 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Melrose-Rugby, Roanoke, VA report the most violent crime, about 6 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Melrose-Rugby, Roanoke, VA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Melrose-Rugby is projected at $1,427,418 for 2025, about $375 per resident and $936 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): 40.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Melrose-Rugby Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Melrose-Rugby, Roanoke, VA:	$375
South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA:	$505
Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA:	$82
Virginia:	$238
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $375 per resident each year in Melrose-Rugby, which is $117 more than the national average and $138 more than Roanoke's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Melrose-Rugby:

In South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA, crime costs $505 per person, which is $130 more than in Melrose-Rugby.
In Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA, crime costs $82 per person, which is $293 less than in Melrose-Rugby

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Melrose-Rugby	Cost per Melrose-Rugby Resident
Murder	$741,436	$195
Rape/Sexual Assault	$133,725	$35
Robbery	$66,113	$17
Assault	$486,145	$128
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,427,418	$375

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Melrose-Rugby, Roanoke, 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 Melrose-Rugby totals $5,703,980 ($1,499 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,131,398 ($1,875 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Melrose-Rugby, Roanoke, 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 north part of the neighborhood 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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Melrose-Rugby Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.450
Robbery	0.5525
Rape	0.5798
Murder	0.1037
Total Violent Crime	5.686 (C-)

Individual Melrose-Rugby Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Roundhill, Roanoke, VA	D-	D	D-
Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA	F	D+	D-
Raleigh Court, Roanoke, VA	D-	B+	D+
Preston Park, Roanoke, VA	D-	C+	D-
Belmont, Roanoke, VA	D-	D	D+
Colonial Avenue Area, Roanoke, VA	F	B	D-
South Roanoke, Roanoke, VA	D+	A	B
Kabrich Crescent, Blacksburg, VA	D+	C-	D+
Hethwood-Prices Fork, Blacksburg, VA	B	B-	A-
Bedford Hills, Lynchburg, VA	A-	A	A

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Melrose-Rugby is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
Wydewood Estates, Midland, TX	D+	D+	D+
Bolsa Chica-Heil, Huntington Beach, CA	B-	C-	C-
Las Palmas, San Antonio, TX	F	D	D
Harris Branch, Austin, TX	A-	B	B
Boca Teeca, Boca Raton, FL	A+	A-	A-
Confederate Point, Jacksonville, FL	A-	B-	B-
Downtown Bradenton, Bradenton, FL	B	C	C
West Osbornsville, Brick, NJ	A+	A+	A+
West Amityville, East Massapequa, NY	B	B-	B-
Wasatch Hollow, Salt Lake City, UT	D	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Melrose-Rugby is less safe than the Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.

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