Blacksburg, VIRGINIA historical crime data and statistics


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How safe & how much crime is there in Blacksburg, VIRGINIA? (population: 43355)
Crimes Absolute numbers of crimes Average percentage chance of being a victim in
One YearFive YearsTen YearsTwenty Years
Murders 00%0%0%0%
Robberies90%0%0%0%
Aggr. Assault150%0%0%1%
Burglary1171%4%8%15%
Theft5471%6%12%22%
Auto Theft230%0%1%1%

Andrea Rebello Killed: Hofstra Student Shot By Police During 'Crime Of ... - Huffington Post

Andrea Rebello Killed: Hofstra Student Shot By Police During 'Crime Of ...
Huffington Post
Rebello and the intruder, Dalton Smith, died early Friday when the officer fired eight shots, hitting him seven times, with one bullet striking Rebello once in the head, according to county homicide squad Lt. John Azzata. With a gun pointed at her ...

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Sun, 19 May 2013 12:54:04 GMT


Jeremiah Bean Charged In Nevada Killing Spree - Huffington Post

Jeremiah Bean Charged In Nevada Killing Spree
Huffington Post
Jeremiah Bean was arraigned Thursday on 19 counts, including first-degree murder, arson and burglary. He was assigned a public defender and is scheduled for a pretrial hearing Tuesday. .... An unidentified family member of slain Virginia Tech student ...

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Sat, 18 May 2013 19:49:58 GMT
Leila Fowler Killing: 12-Year-Old Brother Of Victim Arrested, To Be Charged ... - Huffington Post

Leila Fowler Killing: 12-Year-Old Brother Of Victim Arrested, To Be Charged ...
Huffington Post
Less than a day later, police delivered the stunning news: The 12-year-old boy had been arrested and will be charged with homicide. For a community still reeling from the ... Police said there was no sign of a burglary or robbery. As part of the ...

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Sun, 12 May 2013 11:43:06 GMT
Akein Scott: Hunt On For Suspected New Orleans Shooter In Mother's Day Attack - Huffington Post

Akein Scott: Hunt On For Suspected New Orleans Shooter In Mother's Day Attack
Huffington Post
Leading efforts to lower the homicide rate is a police force that's faced its own internal problems and staffing issues. At about 1,200 members, the department is 300 short of its peak level. Serpas, who has been chief since 2010, has been working to ...

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Tue, 14 May 2013 13:08:30 GMT
Poll: Gun Homicides Down Sharply, But Few Americans Aware - Huffington Post

Poll: Gun Homicides Down Sharply, But Few Americans Aware
Huffington Post
The rate of firearm homicide in 2010 was down 49 percent from its peak in 1993, according to Pew, while the rate of nonfatal violent crime involving guns was 75 percent lower in 2011 than in 1993. In both cases, the bulk of the decline took place ...

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Wed, 08 May 2013 19:41:27 GMT
Illinois Family Shot To Death: Rick O. Smith Killed 5 Over Dispute, Cops Say - Huffington Post

Illinois Family Shot To Death: Rick O. Smith Killed 5 Over Dispute, Cops Say
Huffington Post
Scott County State's Attorney Michael Hill said Smith, of rural Morgan County, had previous convictions for reckless homicide, drugs and bad checks. But people who knew Smith described him as a quiet guy who kept to himself, living in a rural area just ...

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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:06:31 GMT
Virginia man charged in wife's 2000 death - Staunton News Leader

Virginia man charged in wife's 2000 death
Staunton News Leader
BLACKSBURG — A Virginia man is behind bars facing charges that he killed his wife more than a decade after she reportedly died from choking on a piece of chicken. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that 70-year-old Mark Ward ...
Man charged with wife's 2000 murderSouthwest Times

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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:24:03 GMT
Bruce Taylor: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Virginia Tech LB - Bleacher Report

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Bruce Taylor: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Virginia Tech LB
Bleacher Report
Taylor Sr. cleaned up his life while in jail, and he has been able to celebrate his son's success with his ex-wife (via Kyle Tucker of the Virginia Pilot). On fine fall afternoons in Blacksburg, when sunlight and cheers for Little Bruce wash over them ...

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Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:03:36 GMT




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Disclaimer: The information presented here are for the general population, assume the same rate of crime in the future, and an evenly distributed amount of crime throughout the city in question. They are not meant to accurately predict whether one person in particular will be a victim of crime. Percentages are based on the population of the city/town in question, except for burglaries, which are based on the number of households.