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The South Boston crime rate is much higher than the Virginia average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #148

South Boston, VA	2,406.98
Virginia	1,125.21
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

South Boston, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	South Boston, VA	Count	0	2	8	24	66	327	3	2
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	25.1	100.6	301.7	829.8	4,111.1	37.7	25.1	2,041
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	17.2	51.5	112.9	277.7	1,560.5	92.1	NA	912
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	South Boston, VA	Count	0	6	8	29	65	309	10	3
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	74.6	99.4	360.3	807.7	3,839.5	124.3	37.3	2,310
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	19.1	55.3	109.7	322.5	1,640.1	103.3	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	South Boston, VA	Count	0	1	8	20	91	327	14	1
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.2	97.7	244.2	1,111.0	3,992.2	170.9	12.2	2,091
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	17.7	57.5	111.1	360.5	1,690.7	110.9	NA	1,002
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	South Boston, VA	Count	1	4	15	15	100	320	11	1
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	12.1	48.5	182.1	182.1	1,213.7	3,884.0	133.5	12.1	2,525
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.7	19.0	67.1	106.9	377.9	1,751.6	120.1	NA	1,045
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	South Boston, VA	Count	1	6	12	16	66	280	6	0
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	12.9	77.2	154.4	205.9	849.4	3,603.6	77.2	0.0	2,381
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	19.1	70.7	119.1	382.8	1,812.5	131.8	NA	1,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	South Boston, VA	Count	0	8	7	23	116	341	7	5
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	102.3	89.5	294.0	1,483.0	4,359.5	89.5	63.9	2,819
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.4	19.2	79.4	123.9	400.6	1,883.4	144.9	NA	1,148
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	South Boston, VA	Count	2	5	16	8	77	324	16	3
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	25.5	63.6	203.7	101.8	980.1	4,124.2	203.7	38.2	2,732
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.7	22.6	95.7	132.8	411.8	1,935.6	170.7	NA	1,236
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	South Boston, VA	Count	2	6	8	25	72	338	20	1
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	25.0	74.9	99.9	312.2	899.2	4,221.3	249.8	12.5	2,842
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.3	22.6	99.2	142.6	410.9	1,873.3	182.2	NA	1,248
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	South Boston, VA	Count	0	5	15	26	78	304	15	5
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	61.0	183.0	317.2	951.7	3,709.1	183.0	61.0	2,394
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.2	23.4	101.4	152.1	417.6	1,866.8	193.8	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	South Boston, VA	Count	0	1	9	24	63	313	15	3
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.1	108.8	290.2	761.9	3,785.2	181.4	36.3	1,934
	Virginia	Per 100,000	6.1	22.7	99.2	154.8	392.1	2,035.0	211.1	NA	1,319
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

South Boston, VA		-0.11
Virginia		24.33
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

South Boston, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	South Boston, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	South Boston, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	South Boston, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	South Boston, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	South Boston, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	2.2	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	South Boston, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	South Boston, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	South Boston, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.2	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	South Boston, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.5	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.4	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

South Boston, VA	3.47
Virginia	2.62
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

South Boston, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	South Boston, VA	Count	30	27	3
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	377.2	339.5	37.7	3.58
	Virginia	Per 100,000	286.7	226.5	60.2	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	South Boston, VA	Count	31	28	3
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	385.2	347.9	37.3	3.67
	Virginia	Per 100,000	287.8	227.1	60.7	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	South Boston, VA	Count	31	29	2
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	378.5	354.0	24.4	3.66
	Virginia	Per 100,000	288.7	227.4	61.3	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	South Boston, VA	Count	30	27	3
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	364.1	327.7	36.4	3.46
	Virginia	Per 100,000	289.7	226.8	62.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	South Boston, VA	Count	31	29	2
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	399.0	373.2	25.7	3.86
	Virginia	Per 100,000	292.4	229.8	62.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	South Boston, VA	Count	29	27	2
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	370.7	345.2	25.6	3.58
	Virginia	Per 100,000	296.9	232.5	64.4	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	South Boston, VA	Count	28	26	2
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	356.4	331.0	25.5	3.44
	Virginia	Per 100,000	305.7	237.6	68.1	2.72
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	South Boston, VA	Count	29	27	2
	South Boston, VA	Per 100,000	362.2	337.2	25.0	3.50
	Virginia	Per 100,000	302.3	234.5	67.8	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	South Boston, VA	Count	28	26	2
2005	South Boston, VA	Count	31	29	2