Ranking of Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022

Updated on November 17, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, among Virginia cities with a population of at least 10K, Portsmouth had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (875.48), followed by Petersburg (813.81), Norfolk (702.6), Newport News (609.56), and Roanoke (604.86).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2022, 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 2022
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Ranking of Virginia Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Portsmouth 875.48
2 Petersburg 813.81
3 Norfolk 702.60
4 Newport News 609.56
5 Roanoke 604.86
6 Charlottesville 541.15
7 Hopewell 538.58
8 Suffolk 476.22
9 Chesapeake 417.35
10 Fredericksburg 412.56
11 Martinsville 380.67
12 Bristol 372.58
13 Richmond 359.84
14 Lynchburg 357.59
15 Danville 325.33
16 Radford 318.06
17 Colonial Heights 304.03
18 Leesburg 299.63
19 Manassas 294.15
20 Hampton 270.09
21 Winchester 267.96
22 Herndon 253.43
23 Harrisonburg 251.15
24 Waynesboro 227.04
25 Front Royal 210.51
26 Williamsburg 208.99
27 Culpeper 206.37
28 Alexandria 186.15
29 Christiansburg 183.94
30 Poquoson 164.86
31 Warrenton 156.59
32 Staunton 140.57
33 Salem 125.69
34 Fairfax City 110.16
35 Virginia Beach 87.42
36 Falls Church 55.62
37 Vienna 55.58
38 Blacksburg 43.72