Whitetop, VA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Violent Crime per Capita in Whitetop

Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Whitetop residents.

 

Whitetop, VA Map of Violent Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade
D-
C
Other Crime Grade
D

$126,000

Cost of Crime™ for Whitetop, VA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $871 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Whitetop 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 Whitetop against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Whitetop sits in the 11th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 11% of cities and behind 89%. The grade covers only Whitetop's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Whitetop is 6.366 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 151 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 539 in the northwest.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Whitetop, VA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Whitetop is projected at $126,000 for 2025, about $373 per resident and $871 per household. That equals 1.7% 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:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

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

Whitetop, VA: $373
Emporia, VA: $714
Franklin Farm, VA: $64
Virginia: $238
USA: $258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $373 per resident each year in Whitetop, which is $114 more than the national average and $135 more than Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Whitetop:
  • In Emporia, VA, crime costs $714 per person, which is $342 more than in Whitetop.
  • In Franklin Farm, VA, crime costs $64 per person, which is $309 less than in Whitetop

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Whitetop, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Whitetop
Cost per Whitetop Resident
Murder
$57,797
$171
Rape/Sexual Assault
$12,875
$38
Robbery
$5,881
$17
Assault
$49,448
$146
Total Cost of Violent Crime
$126,000
$373

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Whitetop, 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 Whitetop totals $459,814 ($1,360 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $585,814 ($1,733 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Whitetop, 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 city has few 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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Whitetop Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
5.094
Robbery
0.5531
Rape
0.6282
Murder
0.0910
Total Violent Crime
6.366 (D-)

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
D-
C-
C-
D+
C+
D-
D
D-
C
C-
C+
B+
C-
A-
B+
B+
B+
D
C
D-
D
F
C-
D-
F
D
D-
C
D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Whitetop is higher 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
D+
C-
C-
A+
A+
A+
B
B
B
A-
B
B
D+
D+
D+
D
C
C
A-
A+
A+
A
A-
A-
B+
C
C
B+
C
C

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

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