Ranking of Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on September 25, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Portsmouth had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (794.97), followed by Petersburg (709.58), Danville (529.66), Newport News (527.04), and Richmond (517.56).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2018, 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 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Portsmouth 794.97
2 Petersburg 709.58
3 Danville 529.66
4 Newport News 527.04
5 Richmond 517.56
6 Norfolk 464.09
7 Hopewell 438.79
8 Roanoke 426.82
9 Martinsville 414.59
10 Chesapeake 404.03
11 Fredericksburg 373.46
12 Charlottesville 358.14
13 Lynchburg 337.00
14 Winchester 330.63
15 Radford 292.18
16 Colonial Heights 280.00
17 Suffolk 276.38
18 Bristol 252.81
19 Manassas 250.67
20 Hampton 235.88
21 Waynesboro 222.52
22 Front Royal 214.90
23 Harrisonburg 200.48
24 Christiansburg 191.59
25 Staunton 187.11
26 Leesburg 178.48
27 Culpeper 166.03
28 Alexandria 159.91
29 Poquoson 158.19
30 Manassas Park 148.09
31 Williamsburg 131.66
32 Herndon 129.57
33 Purcellville 128.84
34 Virginia Beach 117.07
35 Fairfax City 98.93
36 Salem 92.51
37 Blacksburg 91.41
38 Falls Church 80.62
39 Vienna 48.02