The crime rate in Ridgeway is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 16 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Ridgeway is 1 in 62. Based on FBI crime data, Ridgeway is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Virginia, Ridgeway has a crime rate that is higher than 70% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a town's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 739, Ridgeway has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Ridgeway does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Ridgeway.

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

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Ridgeway'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 Ridgeway is one in 739.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Ridgeway's rate for property crime is 15 per one thousand population. This makes Ridgeway a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Ridgeway is one in 67.