Ranking of Virginia Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2016

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the Virginia city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Newport News (580), followed by Norfolk (534), Virginia Beach (508), Portsmouth (458), and Chesapeake (320).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of Virginia cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft 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 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 Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2016
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Newport News 580
2 Norfolk 534
3 Virginia Beach 508
4 Portsmouth 458
5 Chesapeake 320
5 Hampton 320
6 Alexandria 271
7 Roanoke 223
8 Lynchburg 112
9 Petersburg 100
10 Suffolk 93
11 Charlottesville 75
12 Danville 73
13 Hopewell 46
13 Manassas 46
14 Harrisonburg 40
15 Fredericksburg 39
16 Bristol 38
17 Salem 35
18 Leesburg 32
19 Martinsville 30
20 Waynesboro 22
21 Colonial Heights 20
21 Fairfax City 20
21 Staunton 20
22 Falls Church 19
23 Marion 16
23 Winchester 16
24 Blacksburg 14
24 Vinton 14
25 Front Royal 12
25 Herndon 12
25 Radford 12
26 Manassas Park 11
26 Pulaski 11
27 Colonial Beach 10
27 Culpeper 10
28 Smithfield 9
28 Vienna 9
28 Williamsburg 9
29 Abingdon 8
29 Blackstone 8
29 Christiansburg 8
29 Franklin 8
29 Hillsville 8
30 Ashland 7
30 South Boston 7
31 Bluefield 6
31 Dumfries 6
31 Shenandoah 6
31 Wytheville 6
32 Emporia 5
32 Galax 5
32 Rocky Mount 5
32 Tappahannock 5
32 Waverly 5
33 Bedford 4
33 Orange 4
33 Poquoson 4
33 Richlands 4
34 Chincoteague 3
34 Gordonsville 3
34 Gretna 3
34 Luray 3
34 Onancock 3
34 Pembroke 3
34 Saltville 3
34 South Hill 3
34 West Point 3
34 Woodstock 3
35 Berryville 2
35 Big Stone Gap 2
35 Clifton Forge 2
35 Crewe 2
35 Elkton 2
35 Gate City 2
35 Lebanon 2
35 Louisa 2
35 New Market 2
35 Norton 2
35 Pearisburg 2
35 St. Paul 2
35 Strasburg 2
35 Warrenton 2
36 Appalachia 1
36 Boykins 1
36 Buena Vista 1
36 Cape Charles 1
36 Coeburn 1
36 Covington 1
36 Damascus 1
36 Dayton 1
36 Exmore 1
36 Farmville 1
36 Haymarket 1
36 Kenbridge 1
36 Lexington 1
36 Middletown 1
36 Mount Jackson 1
36 Rich Creek 1
36 Tazewell 1
36 Weber City 1
37 Altavista 0
37 Amherst 0
37 Bowling Green 0
37 Bridgewater 0
37 Broadway 0
37 Brookneal 0
37 Burkeville 0
37 Chase City 0
37 Chatham 0
37 Chilhowie 0
37 Clarksville 0
37 Clintwood 0
37 Dublin 0
37 Glasgow 0
37 Glen Lyn 0
37 Grottoes 0
37 Grundy 0
37 Halifax 0
37 Haysi 0
37 Honaker 0
37 Hurt 0
37 Independence 0
37 Jonesville 0
37 Kilmarnock 0
37 La Crosse 0
37 Lawrenceville 0
37 Middleburg 0
37 Narrows 0
37 Occoquan 0
37 Onley 0
37 Parksley 0
37 Pennington Gap 0
37 Pocahontas 0
37 Pound 0
37 Purcellville 0
37 Quantico 0
37 Remington 0
37 Stanley 0
37 Stephens City 0
37 Timberville 0
37 Victoria 0
37 Warsaw 0
37 White Stone 0
37 Windsor 0
37 Wise 0