The Plains, VA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B-

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

Which crimes are included?

$610,963

Cost of Crime™ for The Plains, VA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $520 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of The Plains 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 B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in The Plains against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. The Plains sits in the 61st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 61% of cities and behind 39%. The grade covers only The Plains's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in The Plains is 2.495 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 226 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 592 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of The Plains, VA report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in The Plains, VA

The tangible cost of violent crime in The Plains is projected at $610,963 for 2025, about $223 per resident and $520 per household. That equals 0.3% 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): 40.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in The Plains Compared to Other Cities?

The Plains, VA:	$223
Emporia, VA:	$714
Franklin Farm, VA:	$64
Virginia:	$238
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $223 per resident each year in The Plains, which is $35 less than the national average and $15 less than Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to The Plains:

In Emporia, VA, crime costs $714 per person, which is $491 more than in The Plains.
In Franklin Farm, VA, crime costs $64 per person, which is $159 less than in The Plains

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to The Plains	Cost per The Plains Resident
Murder	$367,687	$134
Rape/Sexual Assault	$93,493	$34
Robbery	$40,594	$15
Assault	$109,189	$40
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$610,963	$223

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in The Plains, 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 The Plains totals $2,930,577 ($1,070 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,541,540 ($1,293 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in The Plains, 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 city 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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The Plains Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.389
Robbery	0.4713
Rape	0.5632
Murder	0.0715
Total Violent Crime	2.495 (B-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Belvoir, VA	C	C+	C-
Rectortown, VA	D	D+	D-
Broad Run, VA	B	A-	B
Marshall, VA	C	B-	C-
Buckland, VA	A-	A+	A-
Airlie, VA	A-	B+	A-
Haymarket, VA	A	A+	A+
Delaplane, VA	D+	D+	C-
Middleburg, VA	C	A+	D+
Willisville, VA	A	A	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

The Plains is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Axson, GA	B	A-	A-
Isleton, CA	F	D-	D-
Sharpsville, IN	A-	B	B
Sweet Springs, MO	D-	C	C
Cusseta, AL	C+	C-	C-
Corydon, IA	B-	A+	A+
Conneaut Lake, PA	A	B	B
Cole, OK	C-	C-	C-
Clay City, IN	C	D+	D+
Chimacum, WA	F	D-	D-

Considering only the violent crime rate, The Plains is as safe as the Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

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