Ranking of Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2010, among Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Hopewell had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (884.42), followed by Richmond (731.48), Roanoke (714.17), Norfolk (617.26), and Portsmouth (611.59).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2010, and the table below shows the ranking of Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Virginia, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Virginia cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
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Ranking of Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Hopewell 884.42
2 Richmond 731.48
3 Roanoke 714.17
4 Norfolk 617.26
5 Portsmouth 611.59
6 Petersburg 571.90
7 Newport News 488.16
8 Culpeper 464.70
9 Charlottesville 457.85
10 Fredericksburg 430.31
11 Lynchburg 429.88
12 Radford 393.19
13 Chesapeake 383.82
14 Danville 380.16
15 Manassas 363.91
16 Bristol 337.19
17 Waynesboro 314.08
18 Suffolk 307.33
19 Hampton 273.27
20 Martinsville 266.79
21 Colonial Heights 244.68
22 Herndon 215.38
23 Front Royal 210.53
24 Winchester 209.75
25 Harrisonburg 198.67
26 Christiansburg 190.03
27 Virginia Beach 188.13
28 Alexandria 180.63
29 Vienna 162.94
30 Manassas Park 146.64
31 Williamsburg 140.03
32 Fairfax City 139.54
33 Leesburg 133.93
34 Staunton 133.45
35 Salem 132.69
36 Falls Church 106.81
37 Blacksburg 87.65
38 Poquoson 59.03