Fredericksburg crime rate?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Mary Washington
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<p>I checked City-data dot com to see what the crime rate was in Fredericksburg, and my jaw dropped. City-data lists the number of crimes of each type, and then normalizes the numbers to a rate per 100,000 population. On the City-data crime index, where higher means more crime and the U.S. average is 320.9, Fredericksburg rated a 370.2 in 2006 and increased to 454.3 in 2007.</p>

<p>As a basis for comparison, I checked Alexandria, where we've had a number of muggings recently--crime index of 214.5 in 2006, decreasing to 196.0 in 2007.</p>

<p>My S will eventually be doing his student teaching in a Fredericksburg high school--should I be concerned?</p>

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<p>Absolutely not. My sibling is currently doing his student teaching in F'Burg. Please PM me if you want more details. Things are going very well for him. I'll be happy to elaborate.</p>

<p>Pedsox</p>

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<p>Sperling's BestPlaces rates the property and violent crime indexes in Fredericksburg as 4 and 4 respectively. Charlottesville's ratings are 6 and 6 respectively, while the US average is 3 and 3. Would you be afraid to send your son to Charlottesville?</p>

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<p>I wouldn't be too crazy about the idea.</p>