Crime in Virginia: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Virginia since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

205.9 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,353.5 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
369murders2025: 4.2 per 100,000.

Virginia since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Virginia 098197295394 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Virginia 01142228334254567 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202518,284205.93692,64413,171120,1881,353.57,7369,958
202419,605222.54382,94913,609139,5661,584.09,69012,866
202321,101241.65413,33214,462145,8811,670.110,63415,163
202220,624237.56413,36013,832148,8451,714.110,94414,096
202119,526225.55732,92013,182125,4781,449.410,50811,464
202017,925208.75242,94712,175125,1141,456.411,46510,853
201917,916209.44473,52011,034140,9441,647.213,97210,316
201817,357204.24173,61010,258142,9311,681.315,65910,776
201717,811210.44704,3319,984152,5151,801.718,52410,179
201618,495219.84824,82610,357157,2921,869.320,1599,848
201516,705199.63904,4599,357157,8031,885.921,5428,197
201416,522198.43504,2949,462161,9341,944.423,2107,723
201316,355197.83204,5749,111171,5582,074.426,7178,626
201215,676191.53224,7189,131178,4342,179.629,6519,129
201116,014197.63045,4258,694182,9022,256.830,6569,770
201017,184214.23765,6789,550187,4032,335.530,80410,609
200918,195230.83706,3429,911194,0202,461.431,95611,690
200820,031257.83707,47010,397196,7262,532.232,18813,347
200721,035272.84157,69611,131191,7632,486.532,02814,101
200621,683283.74037,77911,672190,2572,489.332,16614,799
200521,434283.44587,49511,718200,4042,649.329,82915,991
200420,608275.53906,89911,503200,3682,678.228,75917,455
200320,490278.24166,71311,554200,4492,721.529,10517,977
200221,256291.73886,96112,068207,7832,851.131,75718,478
200120,939291.03646,86011,945207,5062,883.331,60418,842
200019,943281.74016,29511,631194,4052,746.430,43417,813
199921,626314.73926,94712,567210,2603,059.332,41117,953
199822,115325.74227,17112,712226,4613,334.738,09418,355
199723,249345.24888,38412,558237,7733,530.938,47518,892
199622,782341.35008,18112,318242,1003,627.039,25518,608
199523,921361.55038,71812,901240,0843,627.739,38819,363
199423,437357.75718,70412,294241,7633,689.941,85518,289
199324,160372.25399,21612,322242,9753,743.343,33818,533
199223,907374.95648,78712,548250,2113,923.645,21719,488
199123,459373.25838,65112,346266,1604,234.249,22421,284
199021,694350.65457,62611,608253,0634,090.045,23620,263
198919,057312.54806,49410,445237,7573,898.946,15618,956
198817,940299.24686,7489,102232,4963,877.549,06918,084
198717,414295.04376,2449,196216,3543,664.547,64215,022
198617,708306.04116,1189,646205,6583,553.847,02112,702
198516,813294.74055,7209,137198,8213,484.444,79711,224
198416,660295.64345,7658,958196,5813,488.047,43610,337
198316,236292.53876,1328,347203,6323,669.051,0559,863
198216,970309.14056,7088,491216,7133,946.753,45710,108
198117,456321.74647,2298,285235,9844,349.163,35010,956
198016,355307.24596,3928,046229,5874,312.864,02012,130
197915,642301.04475,7997,989211,0144,060.356,26512,826

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Accomack County2025221.3764.46
Albemarle County202578.31,162.01
Alexandria city2025136.61,626.01
Alleghany County2025215.6613.23
Amelia County2025209.1548.01
Amherst County2025220.0795.12
Appomattox County202593.6234.02
Arlington County2025278.81,693.31
Augusta County202579.7733.31
Bath County202524.7271.41
Bedford County2025112.0553.82
Bland County202597.0323.41
Botetourt County202598.4396.62
Bristol city2025496.22,685.91
Brunswick County2025101.4608.62
Buchanan County202592.9901.82
Buckingham County202581.2615.11
Buena Vista city2025106.3607.21
Campbell County2025155.21,019.53
Caroline County2025163.6587.12
Carroll County2025102.2541.82
Charles City County2025137.7367.11
Charlotte County202589.1401.11
Charlottesville city2025274.32,796.91
Chesapeake city2025317.91,463.41
Chesterfield County2025159.41,127.61
Clarke County202556.8448.22
Colonial Heights city2025403.13,537.91
Covington city2025229.81,042.81
Craig County2025124.2455.61
Culpeper County2025175.0708.72
Cumberland County2025260.91,066.72
Danville city2025290.82,657.41
Dickenson County2018167.8644.34
Dinwiddie County2025221.9805.62
Emporia city2025916.72,974.71
Essex County2025242.2903.82
Fairfax city202566.72,916.81
Fairfax County2025101.71,263.93
Falls Church city202572.51,470.41
Fauquier County202286.7492.23
Floyd County202586.4302.52
Fluvanna County2025106.2387.01
Franklin city2025698.12,567.41
Franklin County2025132.0691.92
Frederick County202566.0681.13
Fredericksburg city2025405.32,493.91
Galax city2025251.42,942.51
Giles County2025120.4770.76
Gloucester County202549.2580.91
Goochland County202558.2523.91
Grayson County202588.9673.23
Greene County202595.0624.51
Greensville County2025134.9467.71
Halifax County2025179.5712.23
Hampton city2025267.32,862.91
Hanover County2025136.0715.02
Harrisonburg city2025211.11,391.61
Henrico County2025158.31,792.11
Henry County2025258.4986.71
Highland County202542.0755.71
Hopewell city2025390.91,390.01
Isle of Wight County2025132.1550.13
James City County2025107.0733.41
King and Queen County2025147.0293.91
King George County202588.4496.41
King William County2025163.0264.92
Lancaster County2025330.2615.83
Lee County2025206.81,094.03
Lexington city202562.9452.81
Loudoun County202497.2718.04
Louisa County202572.9667.23
Lunenburg County2025189.8445.53
Lynchburg city2025352.51,627.81
Madison County202590.3396.11
Manassas city2025302.51,326.01
Manassas Park city202480.1782.61
Martinsville city2025537.21,468.31
Mathews County202592.5624.61
Mecklenburg County2025222.31,011.55
Middlesex County202595.0518.02
Montgomery County2025133.2916.13
Nelson County2025128.3789.92
New Kent County2025165.3436.21
Newport News city2025788.32,259.91
Norfolk city2025396.83,153.91
Northampton County2023229.6739.94
Northumberland County2025272.0560.01
Norton city2025378.16,457.21
Nottoway County2025338.2708.44
Orange County2025211.2520.53
Page County2025113.7551.64
Patrick County2025208.3676.91
Petersburg city2025906.22,922.71
Pittsylvania County202570.8406.24
Poquoson city2025238.7870.21
Portsmouth city2025763.83,227.41
Powhatan County202597.0654.91
Prince Edward County2025201.7501.01
Prince George County2025244.1741.51
Prince William County2017207.81,177.85
Pulaski County2025255.91,695.83
Radford city2025249.7794.51
Rappahannock County202592.9305.11
Richmond city2025441.13,323.01
Richmond County2025107.3193.22
Roanoke city2025556.93,483.81
Roanoke County2025165.81,066.72
Rockbridge County2022123.11,243.92
Rockingham County202587.7311.57
Russell County2025187.9813.03
Salem city2025153.21,183.61
Scott County2024194.91,452.63
Shenandoah County2025184.8709.46
Smyth County2025181.4773.54
Southampton County2025106.2687.53
Spotsylvania County2025179.5480.61
Stafford County2025166.0606.61
Staunton city2025169.41,302.11
Suffolk city2025360.91,233.31
Surry County2025136.3514.91
Sussex County2025196.8740.12
Tazewell County2025212.41,287.56
Virginia Beach city202596.71,454.21
Warren County2025165.1958.12
Washington County2025105.31,093.74
Waynesboro city2025251.31,520.31
Westmoreland County2025184.9410.82
Williamsburg city2025166.51,122.31
Winchester city2025222.82,163.61
Wise County2025160.6673.56
Wythe County202581.81,088.23
York County2025178.01,039.01

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Virginia?
In 2025, 205.9 violent and 1,353.5 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Virginia (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Virginia?
369 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 4.2 per 100,000.

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