This Roanoke Neighborhood Has One of the Highest Rates of Imprisoned Residents in Virginia, New Data Show
Across Roanoke, predominantly Black neighborhoods have disproportionately high rates of incarceration, data show.
![](https://www.roanokerambler.com/content/images/2022/08/2b_race_incarceration_highlight@2x-100.jpg)
A section of Northwest Roanoke has one of the highest incarceration rates in Virginia, according to a Rambler analysis of new data.
That means a greater percentage of residents who lived there have been locked up in state prisons compared to nearly anywhere else.