Ranking of Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the Virginia city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Norfolk (1,792), followed by Newport News (1,164), Chesapeake (1,153), Richmond (879), and Portsmouth (731).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2021, 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 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Norfolk 1792
2 Newport News 1164
3 Chesapeake 1153
4 Richmond 879
5 Portsmouth 731
6 Virginia Beach 507
7 Roanoke 483
8 Suffolk 466
9 Hampton 382
10 Alexandria 332
10 Lynchburg 332
11 Charlottesville 229
12 Petersburg 228
13 Danville 161
14 Fredericksburg 153
15 Harrisonburg 125
16 Manassas 112
17 Leesburg 109
18 Winchester 79
19 Hopewell 75
20 Colonial Heights 74
21 Bristol 68
22 Martinsville 56
22 Staunton 56
22 Waynesboro 56
23 Christiansburg 54
24 Herndon 49
25 Franklin 48
26 Williamsburg 47
27 Radford 45
28 Ashland 37
28 Manassas Park 37
29 Blacksburg 35
30 South Boston 32
31 Culpeper 28
32 Front Royal 26
33 Salem 23
34 Emporia 22
34 Fairfax City 22
35 Vinton 21
36 Farmville 20
37 Covington 18
38 Galax 17
38 Poquoson 17
38 Pulaski 17
39 Clifton Forge 16
40 Falls Church 15
40 Luray 15
41 South Hill 14
42 Exmore 13
42 Norton 13
43 Chase City 11
43 Warrenton 11
44 Buena Vista 10
44 Marion 10
44 Smithfield 10
44 Vienna 10
45 Tazewell 9
45 Windsor 9
45 Woodstock 9
46 Strasburg 8
47 Abingdon 7
47 Bedford 7
47 Blackstone 7
47 Crewe 7
47 Orange 7
47 Timberville 7
47 Wytheville 7
48 Altavista 6
48 Bluefield 6
48 Colonial Beach 6
48 Mount Jackson 6
48 Wise 6
49 Lebanon 5
49 Richlands 5
49 Shenandoah 5
49 Tappahannock 5
50 Amherst 4
50 Cape Charles 4
50 Chincoteague 4
50 Dublin 4
50 Dumfries 4
50 Gordonsville 4
50 Halifax 4
50 Kenbridge 4
50 Purcellville 4
50 Rocky Mount 4
50 West Point 4
51 Big Stone Gap 3
51 Coeburn 3
51 Elkton 3
51 Lexington 3
52 Berryville 2
52 Chilhowie 2
52 Clintwood 2
52 Gate City 2
52 Hillsville 2
52 New Market 2
52 Saltville 2
52 Stanley 2
52 St. Paul 2
53 Bridgewater 1
53 Damascus 1
53 Dayton 1
53 Glade Spring 1
53 Grottoes 1
53 Honaker 1
53 Independence 1
53 Lawrenceville 1
53 Onley 1
53 Pearisburg 1
53 Pocahontas 1
53 Rich Creek 1
53 Stephens City 1
54 Brookneal 0
54 Clarksville 0
54 Gretna 0
54 Grundy 0
54 Kilmarnock 0
54 Louisa 0
54 Middletown 0
54 Onancock 0
54 Rural Retreat 0
54 White Stone 0