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Safety in Peterstown · County and nearby FBI data

Safety in Peterstown

Peterstown doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. It’s most likely covered by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Below is what it reports, along with the nearest towns that have their own numbers.

Nearest ER
10.5 mi
Carilion Giles Community Hospital
Storm & flood risk
Moderate
higher than 54% of U.S. places
FEMA
Who patrols here

Peterstown is covered by the county

Peterstown has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data. Calls here most likely go to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, and its numbers cover the whole area it patrols, not just Peterstown.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office

Crimes reported in the parts of Monroe County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.

Nearest with figures

The closest towns that report their own numbers

Here are the nearest towns with their own police departments in the FBI’s data. Tap one to see its safety page.

TownGradeDistanceViolentPropertyYear
Rich Creek—2 mi3*16*2025
Narrows—5 mi03.52025
PearisburgB−6 mi013.42025
Pembroke—10 mi013.32025
DublinB21 mi1.19.12025
U.S. average3.315.52025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. Distances are straight-line. Nearby towns can be very different from Peterstown: a small village and a city aren’t alike.

Be ready

Know who to call, and what the weather can do

For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Peterstown plans for.

Emergencies911

Police, fire or medical, anywhere in Peterstown.

Nearest emergency roomCarilion Giles Community Hospital

Pearisburg · 10.5 miles

Directions Health care →
Storms & floods
ModerateFEMA riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves

Expected damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. 2 paid flood insurance claims since 1978.

Natural hazards in Peterstown →

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.

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