 Out of the total population, 19.9% of those under the age of 18 and 8.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.The Fredericksburg Police Department tracks crime information under the state-level system of the Uniform Crime Reporting program.Per state code, the central repository for crime statistics rests with the Department of State Police, which compiles data from all of the participating agencies into an annual publication.