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Safety in Amonate · Not graded

Who polices Amonate, and what they report

Amonate has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Tazewell County. The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Amonate alone, and no Safety Grade.

Violent crimes
31
reported by the county police, 2025
whole area it covers
Property crimes
218
reported by the county police, 2025
whole area it covers
Nearest graded town
9 mi
Tazewell (C+)
What stands out · In brief

What stands out about safety in Amonate

Policed by the county

Amonate is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓

Counts, not rates

The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Amonate. County police ↓

The nearest graded towns

The closest Virginia towns with their own police figures are Tazewell (C+, 9 mi), Richlands (C−, 12 mi), Bluefield (D, 20 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Amonate. Nearest ↓

Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.

Who reports for Amonate

What the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office reports

Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.

Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office

Reports to the FBI for the parts of Tazewell County without police of their own, which include Amonate.

Property crimes

Violent crimes

Virginia State Police

Also reports crimes in Tazewell County to the FBI.

Property crimes

Violent crimes

2025 offenses reported by the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office

Larceny / theft181
Burglary21
Vehicle theft16
Aggravated assault19
Robbery1
Rape9
Homicide2
Arson1

Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.

Nearest with figures

The nearest Virginia towns with a Safety Grade

Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
TazewellC+9 mi2.611.7
RichlandsC−12 mi5.113.5
BluefieldD20 mi1.237.4
SaltvilleB+23 mi0.87.2
MarionC−25 mi3.319.6
ChilhowieC27 mi1.920.1

Straight-line distance from the center of Amonate. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Amonate.

Next door

Amonate and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

Amonate
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentProperty

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
  • A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
  • Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.

How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →

Questions about safety in Amonate

Is Amonate, VA safe?

There is no Safety Grade for Amonate. Amonate has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Tazewell County. The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Amonate alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Virginia towns with a grade are Tazewell (C+, 9 mi), Richlands (C−, 12 mi), Bluefield (D, 20 mi).

Who polices Amonate?

The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office. Amonate is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Tazewell County without police of their own.

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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. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.