According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Palmyra is safer than 83% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Virginia, only on the order of 16% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Palmyra. If you live in Palmyra, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 127. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

How does the crime rate in Palmyra compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Palmyra with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Palmyra's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Palmyra 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 Palmyra.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Palmyra has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Palmyra's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Palmyra; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.