Ranking of Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2019

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the Virginia city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Norfolk (1,325), followed by Chesapeake (1,112), Richmond (1,068), Newport News (1,056), and Portsmouth (889).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2019, and the table below shows the ranking of Virginia cities with high number of Violent 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 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 Number of Violent Crimes in 2019
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Ranking of Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2019
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Norfolk 1325
2 Chesapeake 1112
3 Richmond 1068
4 Newport News 1056
5 Portsmouth 889
6 Virginia Beach 581
7 Hampton 393
8 Roanoke 386
9 Lynchburg 316
10 Alexandria 288
11 Suffolk 270
12 Petersburg 234
13 Charlottesville 157
14 Danville 112
14 Harrisonburg 112
15 Manassas 103
16 Leesburg 102
17 Winchester 80
18 Hopewell 75
19 Colonial Heights 71
20 Martinsville 66
21 Herndon 64
22 Waynesboro 57
23 Bristol 52
24 Staunton 51
25 Blacksburg 50
26 Radford 45
27 Pulaski 34
28 Culpeper 32
29 Christiansburg 31
29 Farmville 31
30 Galax 29
31 Front Royal 28
31 South Boston 28
32 Vinton 27
33 Marion 24
34 Poquoson 23
34 Salem 23
35 Williamsburg 22
36 Manassas Park 21
37 Rocky Mount 20
37 Vienna 20
38 Ashland 19
38 Tappahannock 19
39 Fairfax City 18
40 Smithfield 17
41 Franklin 16
41 Richlands 16
42 Orange 15
43 Warrenton 14
44 Emporia 12
44 Strasburg 12
45 Colonial Beach 11
45 Luray 11
46 Falls Church 10
46 Woodstock 10
47 Bedford 9
47 Bluefield 9
47 Crewe 9
47 Exmore 9
47 Lebanon 9
47 Tazewell 9
48 Clifton Forge 8
48 Purcellville 8
48 South Hill 8
49 Abingdon 7
49 Buena Vista 7
49 Dumfries 7
49 Hillsville 7
49 Lexington 7
50 Appalachia 6
50 Gordonsville 6
50 Norton 6
51 Chase City 5
51 Covington 5
51 Wytheville 5
52 Big Stone Gap 4
52 Cape Charles 4
52 Chincoteague 4
52 Gate City 4
52 Timberville 4
52 Waverly 4
52 Windsor 4
53 Amherst 3
53 Dublin 3
53 Elkton 3
53 Mount Jackson 3
53 Onancock 3
53 Saltville 3
53 Victoria 3
53 West Point 3
53 Wise 3
54 Brookneal 2
54 Coeburn 2
54 Halifax 2
54 Honaker 2
54 Hurt 2
54 Pearisburg 2
55 Berryville 1
55 Cedar Bluff 1
55 Dayton 1
55 Gretna 1
55 Grottoes 1
55 Grundy 1
55 Jonesville 1
55 Kilmarnock 1
55 Lawrenceville 1
55 Louisa 1
55 Narrows 1
55 New Market 1
55 Occoquan 1
55 Onley 1
55 Pembroke 1
55 Pennington Gap 1
55 Rich Creek 1
55 Stanley 1
55 Stephens City 1
55 St. Paul 1
55 Weber City 1
56 Bowling Green 0
56 Bridgewater 0
56 Broadway 0
56 Chatham 0
56 Chilhowie 0
56 Clintwood 0
56 Damascus 0
56 Glade Spring 0
56 Glasgow 0
56 Haymarket 0
56 Haysi 0
56 Independence 0
56 Kenbridge 0
56 La Crosse 0
56 Middleburg 0
56 Middletown 0
56 Parksley 0
56 Pocahontas 0
56 Rural Retreat 0
56 Shenandoah 0
56 Warsaw 0
56 White Stone 0