According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Dry Fork is safer than 60% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Virginia, only on the order of 38% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Dry Fork. If you live in Dry Fork, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 134. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Dry Fork has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Dry Fork is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Dry Fork does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Dry Fork.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Dry Fork's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Dry Fork is one in 1018.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Dry Fork; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.