Ranking of Virginia Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Colonial Heights had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (4,734.73), followed by Portsmouth (4,660.69), Roanoke (4,373.08), Norfolk (3,939.99), and Danville (3,574.68).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 Total 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 Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
Colonial Heights
Portsmouth
Roanoke
Norfolk
Danville
Petersburg
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Charlottesville
Martinsville
Ranking of Virginia Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Colonial Heights 4734.73
2 Portsmouth 4660.69
3 Roanoke 4373.08
4 Norfolk 3939.99
5 Danville 3574.68
6 Petersburg 3174.24
7 Fredericksburg 3150.08
8 Richmond 3120.96
9 Charlottesville 3066.21
10 Martinsville 3055.87
11 Hampton 2847.37
12 Winchester 2716.79
13 Newport News 2648.58
14 Christiansburg 2581.62
15 Bristol 2560.09
16 Lynchburg 2426.66
17 Suffolk 2296.45
18 Hopewell 2248.90
19 Staunton 2208.61
20 Chesapeake 2164.63
21 Manassas 2102.29
22 Waynesboro 2057.13
23 Salem 1976.02
24 Alexandria 1880.26
25 Fairfax City 1860.84
26 Front Royal 1800.12
27 Harrisonburg 1735.66
28 Virginia Beach 1688.51
29 Williamsburg 1596.78
30 Culpeper 1478.06
31 Herndon 1421.40
32 Falls Church 1352.99
33 Leesburg 1254.62
34 Warrenton 1117.88
35 Radford 1090.79
36 Manassas Park 973.62
37 Vienna 771.18
38 Blacksburg 703.17
39 Poquoson 538.64
40 Purcellville 453.90