Ranking of Virginia Cities By Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (920.33), followed by Norfolk (636.25), Petersburg (631.51), Newport News (625.5), and Roanoke (451).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2020, 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 2020
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Ranking of Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Portsmouth 920.33
2 Norfolk 636.25
3 Petersburg 631.51
4 Newport News 625.50
5 Roanoke 451.00
6 Lynchburg 442.86
7 Chesapeake 412.76
8 Charlottesville 396.47
9 Fredericksburg 395.38
10 Suffolk 394.05
11 Martinsville 386.57
12 Hopewell 368.92
13 Colonial Heights 362.90
14 Richmond 348.83
15 Manassas 309.28
16 Danville 274.53
17 Hampton 266.26
18 Winchester 254.61
19 Front Royal 253.46
20 Waynesboro 245.60
21 Radford 243.90
22 Poquoson 228.11
23 Leesburg 221.54
24 Harrisonburg 218.93
25 Culpeper 198.63
26 Alexandria 182.63
27 Staunton 179.66
28 Herndon 169.77
29 Christiansburg 163.41
30 Manassas Park 145.75
31 Williamsburg 139.20
32 Falls Church 134.44
33 Warrenton 109.20
34 Virginia Beach 98.70
35 Fairfax City 82.78
36 Blacksburg 65.28
37 Vienna 60.35
38 Salem 51.33
39 Purcellville 38.15