Ranking of Virginia Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, among Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Portsmouth had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (644.74), followed by Petersburg (495.64), Newport News (453.42), Chesapeake (350.8), and Norfolk (347.59).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2019, and the table below shows the ranking of Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Aggravated Assault 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 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 Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Portsmouth 644.74
2 Petersburg 495.64
3 Newport News 453.42
4 Chesapeake 350.80
5 Norfolk 347.59
6 Martinsville 330.03
7 Lynchburg 265.42
8 Richmond 252.69
9 Colonial Heights 247.29
10 Roanoke 226.56
11 Charlottesville 212.58
12 Hopewell 200.35
13 Bristol 197.12
14 Suffolk 183.64
15 Waynesboro 176.13
16 Radford 173.10
17 Danville 169.19
18 Hampton 160.69
19 Manassas 133.81
20 Poquoson 131.95
21 Herndon 129.59
22 Winchester 120.56
23 Harrisonburg 115.84
24 Alexandria 115.25
25 Leesburg 113.59
26 Staunton 112.31
27 Front Royal 104.33
28 Williamsburg 93.55
29 Christiansburg 88.11
30 Vienna 84.03
31 Culpeper 79.48
32 Purcellville 67.66
33 Virginia Beach 61.47
34 Salem 54.71
35 Blacksburg 51.17
36 Manassas Park 34.09
37 Falls Church 26.65
38 Fairfax City 12.15