Galax, VA Police

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Galax, Virginia, is a city in southwestern Virginia, and it has a population of 8,346 people. Galax is an independent city and is not included in a county. Galax has a council-manager form of government. The Mayor of the city is C.M. Mitchell. The City Manager is Keith Barker.

City of Galax
111 E. Grayson Street
Galax, VA 24333

Keith Barker, City Manager
kbarker@GalaxVa.com

For the year 2016, Galax had a crime index of 312.0, which is higher than the United States national crime index of 280.8. During that year, there were 2 murders in Galax. There were 12 assaults, 1 robbery, and 6 rapes. There were also 28 reported burglaries, 274 reported thefts, 8 reported auto thefts, and 2 reported arsons. As of March 2019, there were 74 registered sex offenders living in Galax. The ratio of residents to registered sex offenders was 94 to 1.

For the year 2016, there were 279 crimes reported in Galax, which gave the city a crime rate of 4,147 per 100,000 persons. This is higher than the Virginia state crime rate of 2,001 per 100,000 persons and the United States national crime rate of 2,745 per 100,000 persons. Property crime was the most common crime in Galax.