Ranking of Virginia Cities By Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (945.84), followed by Petersburg (748.25), Newport News (595.54), Norfolk (545.69), and Martinsville (518.62).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2019, 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 2019
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Portsmouth 945.84
2 Petersburg 748.25
3 Newport News 595.54
4 Norfolk 545.69
5 Martinsville 518.62
6 Richmond 462.90
7 Chesapeake 456.25
8 Colonial Heights 399.03
9 Roanoke 386.96
10 Lynchburg 382.98
11 Hopewell 333.91
12 Charlottesville 324.02
13 Bristol 320.32
14 Suffolk 295.13
15 Hampton 295.11
16 Winchester 283.68
17 Danville 278.67
18 Herndon 259.18
19 Waynesboro 250.98
20 Manassas 246.12
21 Radford 243.41
22 Harrisonburg 205.93
23 Staunton 204.57
24 Poquoson 189.68
25 Leesburg 183.91
26 Front Royal 182.58
27 Alexandria 177.50
28 Culpeper 169.55
29 Williamsburg 147.01
30 Christiansburg 136.56
31 Virginia Beach 129.39
32 Vienna 120.05
33 Manassas Park 119.31
34 Blacksburg 111.24
35 Salem 89.88
36 Purcellville 77.33
37 Fairfax City 72.91
38 Falls Church 66.63