Pennington Gap has a population of 1,759. During the past three years, Pennington Gap saw 96 arrests. For 2017, the Pennington Gap's arrest rate totaled 96.65 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 69.47% makes Pennington Gap lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 2 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Pennington Gap also totaled 15 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Pennington Gap had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Pennington Gap averaged 2 violent crimes and 15 non-violent crimes.
The city of Pennington Gap experienced 17 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 1 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 3, and the aggravated assault total was 13.
It is situated in Lee county, Virginia with a total number of 6 employees - 0 female, 6 male officers and 0 civilians. Pennington Gap PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is VA0520200, it belongs to the South Atlantic division in the South region with a region code of Region III.