Ranking of Virginia Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Portsmouth had the highest Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate per 100K residents (478.01), followed by Newport News (319.25), Petersburg (309.67), Hampton (236.16), and Bristol (224.75).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Motor Vehicle Theft crime rate in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Portsmouth 478.01
2 Newport News 319.25
3 Petersburg 309.67
4 Hampton 236.16
5 Bristol 224.75
6 Roanoke 223.05
7 Martinsville 221.35
8 Norfolk 217.31
9 Hopewell 207.17
10 Danville 175.12
11 Alexandria 174.48
12 Charlottesville 159.65
13 Lynchburg 139.63
14 Salem 137.82
15 Fredericksburg 135.31
16 Chesapeake 135.27
17 Falls Church 134.52
18 Colonial Heights 112.27
19 Virginia Beach 112.14
20 Manassas 108.83
21 Suffolk 105.27
22 Waynesboro 102.50
23 Fairfax City 82.74
24 Staunton 81.97
25 Front Royal 78.98
26 Harrisonburg 75.51
27 Manassas Park 69.13
28 Radford 68.56
29 Leesburg 60.36
30 Williamsburg 58.99
31 Winchester 58.47
32 Culpeper 56.39
33 Vienna 53.96
34 Herndon 48.38
35 Christiansburg 36.14
36 Poquoson 33.40
37 Blacksburg 31.44