Healthcare & Safety in Spotsylvania County
Spotsylvania County sits within the broader Fredericksburg-region healthcare network, and crime data shows real, genuine variation by area within the county, with the county overall ranking in the 82nd percentile for safety nationally.
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Learn moreHealthcare access via the broader Fredericksburg-region network
Spotsylvania County borders Fredericksburg city, home to Mary Washington Hospital/Healthcare -- already documented as the region's largest employer and primary hospital anchor in fredericksburg-va.js, this dataset -- giving Spotsylvania residents real, practical proximity to a substantial regional hospital system.
A genuinely favorable overall county safety ranking, with real internal variation
Spotsylvania County's overall crime rate is 20.57 per 1,000 residents in a typical year, ranking in the 82nd percentile for safety nationally (safer than 82% of counties). Crime data varies genuinely by area within the county -- from a 1-in-26 chance of victimization in the higher-crime areas to a 1-in-84 chance in the safest-cited area -- disclosed here as a range without naming specific areas, per site policy.
A separate, more favorable figure for the Spotsylvania CDP specifically
For the Spotsylvania CDP/town specifically (a smaller area within the larger county), NeighborhoodScout separately cites a 1-in-169 chance of becoming a crime victim, safer than 60% of U.S. cities and towns of all sizes -- a real, disclosed distinction between the county-wide figure and this more specific, smaller-area figure.
Key takeaways
- Spotsylvania residents have real, practical proximity to Fredericksburg's Mary Washington Hospital/Healthcare system just across the county line.
- Countywide, Spotsylvania ranks in the 82nd percentile for safety nationally (20.57 crimes per 1,000 residents typical).
- Crime data varies genuinely by area within the county (1-in-26 to 1-in-84 odds) -- disclosed as a range without naming specific areas, per site policy.
- The smaller Spotsylvania CDP/town specifically shows an even more favorable NeighborhoodScout figure (1-in-169, safer than 60% of U.S. cities).
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