Ranking of Virginia Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Virginia city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was Norfolk (821), followed by Chesapeake (710), Newport News (551), Portsmouth (400), and Roanoke (266).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Virginia cities with high number of Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2017
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Chesapeake
Newport News
Portsmouth
Roanoke
Virginia Beach
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Ranking of Virginia Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Norfolk 821
2 Chesapeake 710
3 Newport News 551
4 Portsmouth 400
5 Roanoke 266
6 Virginia Beach 237
7 Lynchburg 208
8 Hampton 179
9 Suffolk 176
10 Danville 155
11 Petersburg 152
12 Alexandria 138
13 Charlottesville 129
14 Harrisonburg 89
15 Fredericksburg 80
16 Winchester 54
17 Hopewell 47
18 Radford 45
19 Manassas 41
20 Bristol 36
21 Martinsville 30
22 Culpeper 27
23 Ashland 25
24 Herndon 22
25 South Boston 20
25 Staunton 20
26 Colonial Heights 19
27 Smithfield 18
28 Waynesboro 17
29 Covington 16
29 Marion 16
30 Poquoson 14
31 Blacksburg 13
31 Galax 13
32 Franklin 11
32 Williamsburg 11
33 Abingdon 10
33 Emporia 10
33 Tappahannock 10
34 Blackstone 9
34 Farmville 9
34 Purcellville 9
35 Chase City 8
35 Clifton Forge 8
35 Colonial Beach 8
35 Pulaski 8
35 Rocky Mount 8
36 Manassas Park 7
36 Onancock 7
36 Salem 7
36 Vinton 7
36 Woodstock 7
37 Bedford 6
37 Coeburn 6
37 Lexington 6
37 Orange 6
37 Richlands 6
37 Wytheville 6
38 South Hill 5
39 Altavista 4
39 Falls Church 4
39 Strasburg 4
39 Warrenton 4
40 Appalachia 3
40 Bluefield 3
40 Brookneal 3
40 Crewe 3
40 Dublin 3
40 Dumfries 3
40 Fairfax City 3
40 Honaker 3
40 Luray 3
40 Pearisburg 3
40 Victoria 3
40 West Point 3
41 Big Stone Gap 2
41 Broadway 2
41 Damascus 2
41 Gate City 2
41 Gordonsville 2
41 Grottoes 2
41 Mount Jackson 2
41 Norton 2
41 Pennington Gap 2
41 Tazewell 2
41 Waverly 2
41 Windsor 2
42 Bridgewater 1
42 Cape Charles 1
42 Chincoteague 1
42 Clarksville 1
42 Clintwood 1
42 Elkton 1
42 Exmore 1
42 Haymarket 1
42 Independence 1
42 Jonesville 1
42 Kilmarnock 1
42 Lebanon 1
42 Louisa 1
42 Narrows 1
42 Onley 1
42 Shenandoah 1
42 Stanley 1
42 Stephens City 1
42 St. Paul 1
42 Wise 1
43 Amherst 0
43 Berryville 0
43 Burkeville 0
43 Cedar Bluff 0
43 Chatham 0
43 Chilhowie 0
43 Dayton 0
43 Glade Spring 0
43 Glasgow 0
43 Glen Lyn 0
43 Gretna 0
43 Grundy 0
43 Halifax 0
43 Haysi 0
43 Hillsville 0
43 Hurt 0
43 Kenbridge 0
43 La Crosse 0
43 Middleburg 0
43 Middletown 0
43 New Market 0
43 Occoquan 0
43 Parksley 0
43 Pembroke 0
43 Pocahontas 0
43 Pound 0
43 Quantico 0
43 Rich Creek 0
43 Rural Retreat 0
43 Saltville 0
43 Timberville 0
43 Vienna 0
43 Warsaw 0
43 Weber City 0
43 White Stone 0