Ranking of Virginia Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2019

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the Virginia city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Richmond (854), followed by Norfolk (799), Virginia Beach (579), Portsmouth (474), and Alexandria (395).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2019, and the table below shows the ranking of Virginia cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2019
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Richmond 854
2 Norfolk 799
3 Virginia Beach 579
4 Portsmouth 474
5 Alexandria 395
6 Chesapeake 390
7 Newport News 340
8 Roanoke 298
9 Hampton 250
10 Lynchburg 159
11 Suffolk 145
12 Petersburg 143
13 Danville 82
14 Charlottesville 78
15 Hopewell 51
16 Falls Church 45
17 Harrisonburg 43
18 Manassas 42
19 Salem 40
19 Waynesboro 40
20 Bristol 35
21 Martinsville 34
22 Fairfax City 26
23 Herndon 25
24 Front Royal 24
25 Winchester 22
26 Pulaski 21
27 Colonial Heights 20
27 Franklin 20
28 Leesburg 19
28 Staunton 19
29 Culpeper 16
30 Smithfield 15
31 Christiansburg 14
32 Galax 12
33 Bluefield 11
33 Manassas Park 11
34 Rocky Mount 10
35 Blacksburg 9
36 Abingdon 8
36 Ashland 8
36 Covington 8
36 Emporia 8
36 Richlands 8
36 Vinton 8
37 Marion 7
37 Pearisburg 7
37 Vienna 7
38 Appalachia 6
38 Coeburn 6
38 Norton 6
38 South Boston 6
38 South Hill 6
38 Wytheville 6
39 Bedford 5
39 Farmville 5
39 Warrenton 5
39 Williamsburg 5
39 Wise 5
40 Big Stone Gap 4
40 Damascus 4
40 Dumfries 4
40 Strasburg 4
40 Tazewell 4
40 Waverly 4
40 Windsor 4
41 Chincoteague 3
41 Clifton Forge 3
41 Exmore 3
41 Glade Spring 3
41 Louisa 3
41 Narrows 3
41 Purcellville 3
41 Radford 3
41 Shenandoah 3
42 Chilhowie 2
42 Colonial Beach 2
42 Dublin 2
42 Elkton 2
42 Gate City 2
42 Gretna 2
42 Grottoes 2
42 Halifax 2
42 Lebanon 2
42 Onancock 2
42 Onley 2
42 Parksley 2
42 Saltville 2
42 Tappahannock 2
43 Cedar Bluff 1
43 Chase City 1
43 Crewe 1
43 Grundy 1
43 Hillsville 1
43 Hurt 1
43 Independence 1
43 Lawrenceville 1
43 Luray 1
43 Middletown 1
43 Orange 1
43 Pembroke 1
43 Pennington Gap 1
43 Poquoson 1
43 Rich Creek 1
43 Stephens City 1
43 St. Paul 1
43 Woodstock 1
44 Amherst 0
44 Berryville 0
44 Bowling Green 0
44 Bridgewater 0
44 Broadway 0
44 Brookneal 0
44 Buena Vista 0
44 Cape Charles 0
44 Chatham 0
44 Clintwood 0
44 Dayton 0
44 Glasgow 0
44 Gordonsville 0
44 Haymarket 0
44 Haysi 0
44 Honaker 0
44 Jonesville 0
44 Kenbridge 0
44 Kilmarnock 0
44 La Crosse 0
44 Lexington 0
44 Middleburg 0
44 Mount Jackson 0
44 New Market 0
44 Occoquan 0
44 Pocahontas 0
44 Rural Retreat 0
44 Stanley 0
44 Timberville 0
44 Victoria 0
44 Warsaw 0
44 Weber City 0
44 West Point 0
44 White Stone 0