Ranking of Virginia Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023

Updated on September 30, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the Virginia city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Newport News (1,608), followed by Norfolk (1,239), Chesapeake (1,058), Richmond (825), and Portsmouth (798).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2023, 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 2023
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Newport News 1608
2 Norfolk 1239
3 Chesapeake 1058
4 Richmond 825
5 Portsmouth 798
6 Roanoke 560
7 Suffolk 551
8 Virginia Beach 433
9 Hampton 395
10 Alexandria 352
11 Lynchburg 266
12 Petersburg 232
13 Danville 155
14 Charlottesville 145
15 Fredericksburg 142
16 Leesburg 125
17 Harrisonburg 114
18 Manassas 110
19 Bristol 86
19 Winchester 86
20 Hopewell 84
21 Colonial Heights 72
22 Waynesboro 53
23 Herndon 52
24 Martinsville 50
25 Pulaski 44
25 Staunton 44
26 Williamsburg 43
27 Manassas Park 42
28 Blacksburg 40
29 Franklin 38
30 Christiansburg 36
30 Emporia 36
31 Culpeper 35
31 Front Royal 35
32 Ashland 34
32 Radford 34
32 South Boston 34
33 Fairfax City 32
34 Blackstone 31
34 Farmville 31
35 Richlands 29
36 Poquoson 25
36 Smithfield 25
37 Galax 23
38 Salem 22
39 Abingdon 20
40 Strasburg 19
40 Vienna 19
41 Falls Church 18
41 Marion 18
41 South Hill 18
42 Bedford 15
42 Orange 15
43 Lebanon 13
43 Tappahannock 13
43 Vinton 13
44 Chincoteague 12
44 Dumfries 12
45 Chase City 10
45 Clifton Forge 10
45 Crewe 10
45 Gordonsville 10
45 Tazewell 10
46 Covington 9
46 Luray 9
46 Norton 9
47 Altavista 8
47 Bluefield 8
47 Buena Vista 8
47 Lexington 8
48 Big Stone Gap 7
48 Louisa 7
48 West Point 7
49 Colonial Beach 6
49 Exmore 6
49 Warrenton 6
49 Woodstock 6
50 Broadway 5
50 Elkton 5
50 Gate City 5
50 Pennington Gap 5
50 Wytheville 5
51 Coeburn 4
51 Kenbridge 4
51 Mount Jackson 4
51 Rocky Mount 4
51 Weber City 4
52 Amherst 3
52 Chilhowie 3
52 Grottoes 3
52 Lawrenceville 3
52 Purcellville 3
52 Windsor 3
52 Wise 3
53 Bridgewater 2
53 Grundy 2
53 Halifax 2
53 Onley 2
53 Saltville 2
53 Shenandoah 2
53 St. Paul 2
54 Berryville 1
54 Brookneal 1
54 Cape Charles 1
54 Clarksville 1
54 Damascus 1
54 Dublin 1
54 Glade Spring 1
54 Middletown 1
54 Pearisburg 1
54 Rural Retreat 1
54 Timberville 1
55 Dayton 0
55 Eastville 0
55 Hillsville 0
55 Independence 0
55 Jonesville 0
55 Stephens City 0
55 Wintergreen 0