Ranking of Virginia Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Portsmouth had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (620.99), followed by Newport News (515.94), Norfolk (466.77), Petersburg (445.58), and Lynchburg (334.25).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2020, 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 2020
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Ranking of Virginia Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Portsmouth 620.99
2 Newport News 515.94
3 Norfolk 466.77
4 Petersburg 445.58
5 Lynchburg 334.25
6 Chesapeake 328.99
7 Suffolk 318.69
8 Roanoke 307.04
9 Charlottesville 274.80
10 Martinsville 273.82
11 Hopewell 271.14
12 Fredericksburg 270.34
13 Colonial Heights 247.70
14 Richmond 194.56
15 Manassas 190.89
16 Danville 188.90
17 Poquoson 171.08
18 Harrisonburg 162.79
19 Hampton 152.89
20 Leesburg 150.72
21 Winchester 137.91
22 Waynesboro 135.96
23 Radford 135.50
24 Alexandria 121.96
25 Culpeper 109.77
26 Staunton 107.79
27 Front Royal 103.98
28 Christiansburg 97.16
29 Williamsburg 92.80
30 Falls Church 80.66
31 Manassas Park 72.87
32 Warrenton 59.57
33 Herndon 56.59
34 Virginia Beach 54.12
35 Blacksburg 31.52
36 Purcellville 28.61
37 Salem 27.64
38 Vienna 24.14
39 Fairfax City 20.70