Ranking of Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2013

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2013, the Virginia city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Norfolk (1,418), followed by Richmond (1,327), Newport News (795), Chesapeake (737), and Virginia Beach (730).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2013, 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 2013
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Norfolk 1418
2 Richmond 1327
3 Newport News 795
4 Chesapeake 737
5 Virginia Beach 730
6 Portsmouth 590
7 Roanoke 457
8 Lynchburg 330
9 Hampton 292
10 Suffolk 268
11 Alexandria 258
12 Charlottesville 211
13 Petersburg 163
14 Danville 150
15 Manassas 122
16 Fredericksburg 114
17 Harrisonburg 106
18 Hopewell 100
19 Radford 91
20 Winchester 89
21 Leesburg 74
22 Bristol 59
23 Martinsville 56
24 Herndon 51
25 Staunton 50
26 Waynesboro 46
27 Colonial Heights 43
27 South Boston 43
28 Culpeper 38
29 Franklin 35
30 Vinton 34
31 Blacksburg 31
32 Christiansburg 30
32 Front Royal 30
33 Pulaski 27
34 Ashland 26
34 Fairfax City 26
35 Marion 25
36 Emporia 24
36 Falls Church 24
36 Salem 24
37 Rocky Mount 23
38 Williamsburg 22
39 Big Stone Gap 17
39 Poquoson 17
40 South Hill 16
40 Woodstock 16
41 Farmville 15
41 Manassas Park 15
42 Blackstone 14
43 Smithfield 13
43 Warrenton 13
44 Appalachia 12
44 Bedford 12
44 Galax 12
44 Richlands 12
45 Norton 11
46 Abingdon 10
46 Hillsville 10
46 Wytheville 10
47 Buena Vista 9
47 Chase City 9
47 Strasburg 9
47 Vienna 9
48 Altavista 8
48 Clifton Forge 8
48 Colonial Beach 8
48 Orange 8
48 Saltville 8
49 Covington 7
49 Tazewell 7
49 Wise 7
50 Exmore 6
50 Kenbridge 6
51 Berryville 5
51 Pennington Gap 5
51 Tappahannock 5
51 Windsor 5
52 Bridgewater 4
52 Gate City 4
52 Honaker 4
52 Lexington 4
52 Middletown 4
52 Narrows 4
52 Pearisburg 4
52 St. Paul 4
53 Clarksville 3
53 Coeburn 3
53 Crewe 3
53 Kilmarnock 3
53 Lebanon 3
53 Luray 3
53 Mount Jackson 3
54 Amherst 2
54 Chincoteague 2
54 Clintwood 2
54 Damascus 2
54 Dublin 2
54 Lawrenceville 2
54 Louisa 2
54 Pound 2
54 Purcellville 2
54 Rich Creek 2
54 Shenandoah 2
54 Stanley 2
54 West Point 2
55 Brookneal 1
55 Burkeville 1
55 Glasgow 1
55 Glen Lyn 1
55 Gordonsville 1
55 Gretna 1
55 Halifax 1
55 Independence 1
55 Pocahontas 1
55 Waverly 1
56 Bloxom 0
56 Bowling Green 0
56 Boykins 0
56 Broadway 0
56 Cape Charles 0
56 Chatham 0
56 Chilhowie 0
56 Dayton 0
56 Dumfries 0
56 Edinburg 0
56 Elkton 0
56 Grottoes 0
56 Grundy 0
56 Haymarket 0
56 Haysi 0
56 Hurt 0
56 Jonesville 0
56 La Crosse 0
56 Middleburg 0
56 New Market 0
56 Occoquan 0
56 Onancock 0
56 Onley 0
56 Parksley 0
56 Pembroke 0
56 Quantico 0
56 Rural Retreat 0
56 Stephens City 0
56 Timberville 0
56 Victoria 0
56 Warsaw 0
56 Weber City 0
56 White Stone 0