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Apple Mountain Lake has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Warren County. The Warren 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 Apple Mountain Lake alone, and no Safety Grade. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Front Royal (C+), 4 miles away. Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 7.
What stands out about safety in Apple Mountain Lake
Policed by the county
Apple Mountain Lake is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Warren County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Warren County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Apple Mountain Lake. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Virginia towns with their own police figures are Front Royal (C+, 4 mi), Stephens City (B, 13 mi), Strasburg (B−, 14 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Apple Mountain Lake. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Warren County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Warren County without police of their own, which include Apple Mountain Lake.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Warren County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Virginia towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front Royal | C+ | 4 mi | 2.7 | 14.4 |
| Stephens City | B | 13 mi | 0.5 | 11.6 |
| Strasburg | B− | 14 mi | 2.3 | 8.9 |
| Berryville | A | 17 mi | 0.2 | 5.1 |
| Winchester | C− | 18 mi | 2.6 | 23.3 |
| Warrenton | B+ | 22 mi | 0.7 | 10.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Apple Mountain Lake. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Apple Mountain Lake.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on Apple Mountain Lake’s roads in 2019–2023
Apple Mountain Lake had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for Virginia towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (4.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Apple Mountain Lake’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Apple Mountain Lake’s own rate (12.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Apple Mountain Lake and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 Apple Mountain Lake
Is Apple Mountain Lake, VA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Apple Mountain Lake. The nearest Virginia towns with a grade are Front Royal (C+, 4 mi), Stephens City (B, 13 mi), Strasburg (B−, 14 mi).
Who polices Apple Mountain Lake?
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office. Apple Mountain Lake is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Warren 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.