Ranking of Virginia Cities By Violent 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, Danville had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (803.63), followed by Portsmouth (791.12), Petersburg (740.1), Norfolk (657.62), and Charlottesville (521.51).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2016, 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 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Danville 803.63
2 Portsmouth 791.12
3 Petersburg 740.10
4 Norfolk 657.62
5 Charlottesville 521.51
6 Radford 474.18
7 Newport News 466.77
8 Hopewell 463.88
9 Roanoke 413.09
10 Chesapeake 409.60
11 Lynchburg 371.50
12 Fredericksburg 360.82
13 Hampton 326.19
14 Colonial Heights 325.59
15 Manassas 291.01
16 Front Royal 289.61
17 Suffolk 278.46
18 Culpeper 242.49
19 Winchester 222.93
20 Harrisonburg 220.87
21 Bristol 218.83
22 Martinsville 206.60
23 Herndon 205.60
23 Leesburg 205.60
24 Falls Church 191.16
25 Waynesboro 186.36
26 Alexandria 184.14
27 Staunton 168.04
28 Poquoson 167.02
29 Williamsburg 163.87
30 Christiansburg 158.13
31 Virginia Beach 154.52
32 Manassas Park 150.83
33 Blacksburg 96.57
34 Fairfax City 95.15
35 Salem 94.50
36 Vienna 41.97