Ranking of Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2011

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2011, the Virginia city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Richmond (1,428), followed by Norfolk (1,424), Chesapeake (892), Newport News (845), and Virginia Beach (776).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2011, and the table below shows the ranking of Virginia cities with high number of Violent crimes.

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 Number of Violent Crimes in 2011
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Richmond 1428
2 Norfolk 1424
3 Chesapeake 892
4 Newport News 845
5 Virginia Beach 776
6 Roanoke 589
7 Portsmouth 550
8 Hampton 350
9 Lynchburg 278
10 Suffolk 259
11 Alexandria 252
12 Charlottesville 183
13 Danville 166
14 Petersburg 156
15 Hopewell 140
16 Manassas 129
17 Fredericksburg 101
18 Harrisonburg 99
19 Waynesboro 73
20 Winchester 63
21 Culpeper 59
22 Leesburg 58
23 Bristol 57
24 Radford 55
25 Staunton 47
26 Martinsville 45
27 Herndon 44
28 Vinton 41
29 Emporia 40
30 Franklin 38
31 Fairfax City 36
32 South Boston 35
33 Marion 33
34 Colonial Heights 32
35 Galax 31
36 Christiansburg 29
37 Salem 28
38 Williamsburg 27
39 Blacksburg 24
40 Covington 22
41 Rocky Mount 20
42 Ashland 19
42 Pulaski 19
42 Warrenton 19
43 Farmville 18
44 Front Royal 17
44 Smithfield 17
44 Vienna 17
45 Bedford 16
45 Wytheville 16
46 South Hill 15
47 Chase City 13
47 Hillsville 13
48 Abingdon 12
49 Big Stone Gap 11
49 Tappahannock 11
50 Blackstone 10
50 Falls Church 10
50 Manassas Park 10
50 Richlands 10
51 Altavista 9
51 Appalachia 9
51 Bluefield 9
52 Clifton Forge 8
52 Poquoson 8
53 Colonial Beach 7
54 Crewe 6
54 Waverly 6
55 Kenbridge 5
55 Orange 5
55 Strasburg 5
56 Berryville 4
56 Chincoteague 4
56 Exmore 4
56 Lexington 4
56 Tazewell 4
56 West Point 4
56 Woodstock 4
57 Clarksville 3
57 Elkton 3
57 Gate City 3
57 Gretna 3
57 Lawrenceville 3
57 Lebanon 3
57 Louisa 3
57 Windsor 3
58 Cedar Bluff 2
58 Damascus 2
58 Dublin 2
58 Dumfries 2
58 Independence 2
58 Jonesville 2
58 Kilmarnock 2
58 Luray 2
58 Middletown 2
58 Mount Jackson 2
58 Narrows 2
58 New Market 2
58 Norton 2
58 Saltville 2
58 Shenandoah 2
58 Stephens City 2
59 Amherst 1
59 Boykins 1
59 Bridgewater 1
59 Chilhowie 1
59 Clintwood 1
59 Glade Spring 1
59 Grottoes 1
59 Halifax 1
59 Haymarket 1
59 Honaker 1
59 Onancock 1
59 Parksley 1
59 Pearisburg 1
59 Pound 1
59 Purcellville 1
59 Stanley 1
59 Victoria 1
59 Weber City 1
59 Wise 1
60 Broadway 0
60 Cape Charles 0
60 Chatham 0
60 Dayton 0
60 Glasgow 0
60 Middleburg 0
60 Pennington Gap 0
60 Quantico 0
60 Remington 0
60 Rich Creek 0
60 St. Paul 0
60 Timberville 0
60 Warsaw 0
60 White Stone 0