Ranking of Virginia Cities By Number of Robbery Crimes in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Virginia city with the highest number of Robbery Crimes was Norfolk (371), followed by Virginia Beach (272), Newport News (239), Portsmouth (224), and Chesapeake (198).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Robbery crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Virginia cities with high number of Robbery 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 Robbery 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 Robbery Crimes in 2017
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Ranking of Virginia Cities By Number of Robbery Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Norfolk 371
2 Virginia Beach 272
3 Newport News 239
4 Portsmouth 224
5 Chesapeake 198
6 Hampton 185
7 Alexandria 102
8 Roanoke 79
9 Petersburg 75
10 Suffolk 69
11 Danville 68
12 Lynchburg 42
13 Manassas 36
14 Hopewell 28
15 Winchester 25
16 Fairfax City 23
17 Charlottesville 22
18 Colonial Heights 20
19 Fredericksburg 17
20 South Boston 16
21 Franklin 14
22 Culpeper 13
23 Harrisonburg 12
23 Herndon 12
24 Waynesboro 10
25 Emporia 9
25 Williamsburg 9
26 Salem 8
26 Staunton 8
27 Radford 7
28 Crewe 5
28 South Hill 5
29 Ashland 4
29 Bedford 4
29 Farmville 4
29 Manassas Park 4
29 Martinsville 4
29 Smithfield 4
29 Vinton 4
29 Warrenton 4
30 Blackstone 3
30 Bluefield 3
30 Bristol 3
30 Galax 3
30 Rocky Mount 3
30 Woodstock 3
31 Abingdon 2
31 Chase City 2
31 Falls Church 2
31 Luray 2
31 Marion 2
31 Poquoson 2
31 Wytheville 2
32 Amherst 1
32 Appalachia 1
32 Big Stone Gap 1
32 Blacksburg 1
32 Brookneal 1
32 Chincoteague 1
32 Clifton Forge 1
32 Dumfries 1
32 Elkton 1
32 Halifax 1
32 Haysi 1
32 Lexington 1
32 Norton 1
32 Onley 1
32 Orange 1
32 Pulaski 1
32 Rich Creek 1
32 Strasburg 1
32 Vienna 1
32 Windsor 1
33 Altavista 0
33 Berryville 0
33 Bridgewater 0
33 Broadway 0
33 Burkeville 0
33 Cape Charles 0
33 Cedar Bluff 0
33 Chatham 0
33 Chilhowie 0
33 Clarksville 0
33 Clintwood 0
33 Coeburn 0
33 Colonial Beach 0
33 Covington 0
33 Damascus 0
33 Dayton 0
33 Dublin 0
33 Exmore 0
33 Gate City 0
33 Glade Spring 0
33 Glasgow 0
33 Glen Lyn 0
33 Gordonsville 0
33 Gretna 0
33 Grottoes 0
33 Grundy 0
33 Haymarket 0
33 Hillsville 0
33 Honaker 0
33 Hurt 0
33 Independence 0
33 Jonesville 0
33 Kenbridge 0
33 Kilmarnock 0
33 La Crosse 0
33 Lebanon 0
33 Louisa 0
33 Middleburg 0
33 Middletown 0
33 Mount Jackson 0
33 Narrows 0
33 New Market 0
33 Occoquan 0
33 Onancock 0
33 Parksley 0
33 Pearisburg 0
33 Pembroke 0
33 Pennington Gap 0
33 Pocahontas 0
33 Pound 0
33 Purcellville 0
33 Quantico 0
33 Richlands 0
33 Rural Retreat 0
33 Saltville 0
33 Shenandoah 0
33 Stanley 0
33 Stephens City 0
33 St. Paul 0
33 Tappahannock 0
33 Tazewell 0
33 Timberville 0
33 Victoria 0
33 Warsaw 0
33 Waverly 0
33 Weber City 0
33 West Point 0
33 White Stone 0
33 Wise 0