Charlottesville Crime 2024
Charlottesville · 2024 · updated 2026-11-12
Charlottesville police open data lists 3,836 incidents for 2024, down 1.5% from 2023. That is about 8,569 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2024 data: 8,311). The most common crime types were other (34.9%), theft (20.9%), assault (12.8%). The busiest month was September (403) and the quietest December (272).
Crime types in 2024
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1,340 | 34.9% | up 12.0% |
| Theft | 800 | 20.9% | down 7.9% |
| Assault | 492 | 12.8% | up 0.8% |
| Theft from vehicle | 370 | 9.6% | down 0.5% |
| Vandalism | 298 | 7.8% | down 15.1% |
| Fraud | 211 | 5.5% | down 9.4% |
| Auto theft | 143 | 3.7% | down 27.4% |
| Burglary | 102 | 2.7% | down 17.1% |
| Sexual assault | 56 | 1.5% | up 36.6% |
| Robbery | 23 | 0.6% | up 9.5% |
| Homicide | 1 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 318 |
| Feb | 300 |
| Mar | 323 |
| Apr | 332 |
| May | 323 |
| Jun | 302 |
| Jul | 308 |
| Aug | 340 |
| Sep | 403 |
| Oct | 336 |
| Nov | 279 |
| Dec | 272 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Charlottesville in 2024?
3,836 incidents for 2024 in Charlottesville Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Charlottesville in 2024?
Reported incidents were down 1.5% from 2023.
Other years
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Source: Charlottesville Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.