Amherst crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 15 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Amherst for 2025 is expected to be lower than in 2019.
The city violent crime rate for Amherst in 2019 was lower than the
national violent crime rate average by 63.71% and the city property crime rate in Amherst was lower than the
national property crime rate average by 69.55%.
In 2019 the city violent crime rate in Amherst was lower than the
violent crime rate in Virginia by 33.81% and the city property crime rate in Amherst was lower than the
property crime rate in Virginia by 60.89%.