Chesapeake, Virginia Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 873 violent crimes in Chesapeake VA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 339.36. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 19%.

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

You can see similar information for other Virginia cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Chesapeake, VA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Chesapeake, VA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 866 383.82
2011 892 396.68
2012 839 368.74
2013 737 319.63
2014 991 426.26
2015 897 381.26
2016 969 409.60
2017 1006 418.96
2018 979 404.03
2019 1112 456.25
2020 1020 412.76
2021 1153 462.70
2022 1059 417.35
2023 1058 416.45
2024 873 339.36