Petersburg, Virginia Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on January 14, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, there were 232 violent crimes in Petersburg VA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 694.11. Compared to 2022, the violent crime rate decreased by 15%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2023.

You can see similar information for other Virginia cities.

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

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Petersburg, VA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Petersburg, VA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 189 571.90
2011 156 475.51
2012 172 526.28
2013 163 511.82
2014 189 580.72
2015 264 808.65
2016 239 740.10
2017 252 793.98
2018 224 709.58
2019 234 748.25
2020 197 631.51
2021 228 754.67
2022 273 813.81
2023 232 694.11