Ranking of Virginia Cities By Violent 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, Portsmouth had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (769.94), followed by Petersburg (754.67), Norfolk (739.01), Newport News (651.51), and Fredericksburg (509.47).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2021, 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 2021
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Ranking of Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Portsmouth 769.94
2 Petersburg 754.67
3 Norfolk 739.01
4 Newport News 651.51
5 Fredericksburg 509.47
6 Suffolk 491.80
7 Roanoke 487.02
8 Charlottesville 484.58
9 Chesapeake 462.70
10 Martinsville 458.79
11 Colonial Heights 430.96
12 Danville 407.31
13 Lynchburg 404.44
14 Bristol 393.86
15 Richmond 374.16
16 Hopewell 335.99
17 Williamsburg 305.08
18 Winchester 283.90
19 Hampton 282.74
20 Manassas 272.52
21 Waynesboro 244.58
22 Radford 244.21
23 Christiansburg 239.53
24 Harrisonburg 233.29
25 Staunton 221.26
26 Alexandria 206.91
27 Manassas Park 201.25
28 Herndon 198.43
29 Leesburg 195.36
30 Front Royal 167.75
31 Culpeper 143.70
32 Poquoson 138.74
33 Virginia Beach 112.18
34 Warrenton 109.79
35 Falls Church 100.97
36 Fairfax City 93.68
37 Salem 90.72
38 Blacksburg 79.14
39 Vienna 60.25
40 Purcellville 37.83