Petersburg, Virginia Trend of Aggravated Assault Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 281 aggravated assault crimes in Petersburg VA, and the aggravated assault crime rate per 100K residents was 837.86. Compared to 2023, the aggravated assault crime rate increased by 62%.

The chart below shows the aggravated assault crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

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Data Source: FBI UCR.
Petersburg, VA Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K
Petersburg, VA Number and Rate of Aggravated Assault Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 108 326.80
2011 88 268.24
2012 104 318.22
2013 91 285.74
2014 101 310.33
2015 178 545.23
2016 155 479.98
2017 152 478.91
2018 144 456.16
2019 155 495.64
2020 139 445.58
2021 184 609.03
2022 190 566.39
2023 173 517.59
2024 281 837.86