All Cities in Virginia
Every one of the 125 Virginia cities that reported to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program in 2024, ranked by population with its violent and property crime rate per 100,000 and a safety grade. Open any city for the full breakdown, trend, and methodology.
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Property / 100K | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | 455,155 | 92.3 | 1,639.9 | A |
| Chesapeake | 257,248 | 339.4 | 1,744.2 | C |
| Richmond | 231,805 | 336.9 | 3,179.4 | D |
| Norfolk | 230,460 | 469.5 | 3,772.5 | F |
| Newport News | 183,563 | 736 | 2,416.1 | F |
| Alexandria | 155,153 | 219.1 | 2,640 | C |
| Hampton | 138,100 | 247.6 | 2,882 | C |
| Suffolk | 103,506 | 371 | 1,570.9 | C |
| Portsmouth | 97,156 | 752.4 | 3,860.8 | F |
| Roanoke | 97,027 | 620.4 | 4,055.6 | F |
| Lynchburg | 80,339 | 357.2 | 1,737.6 | C |
| Harrisonburg | 51,270 | 267.2 | 1,693 | C |
| Leesburg | 49,626 | 255.9 | 1,573.8 | B |
| Blacksburg | 45,734 | 76.5 | 715 | A |
| Charlottesville | 44,844 | 359 | 3,191.1 | D |
| Manassas | 43,028 | 274.2 | 1,905.7 | C |
| Danville | 41,915 | 365 | 2,834.3 | D |
| Petersburg | 33,538 | 1,043.6 | 2,889.3 | F |
| Fredericksburg | 29,474 | 603.9 | 3,070.5 | F |
| Winchester | 27,700 | 238.3 | 2,328.5 | C |
| Staunton | 26,151 | 141.5 | 1,506.6 | B |
| Fairfax City | 25,672 | 128.5 | 3,303.2 | C |
| Herndon | 25,058 | 239.4 | 1,795.8 | B |
| Waynesboro | 23,673 | 245 | 1,516.5 | B |
| Hopewell | 22,843 | 380.9 | 2,040 | C |
| Christiansburg | 22,297 | 224.2 | 2,596.8 | C |
| Culpeper | 21,302 | 122.1 | 1,675.9 | B |
| Colonial Heights | 18,605 | 462.2 | 3,181.9 | D |
| Radford | 17,399 | 212.7 | 902.4 | B |
| Bristol | 16,775 | 435.2 | 3,028.3 | D |
| Vienna | 16,258 | 61.5 | 848.8 | A |
| Manassas Park | 16,228 | 80.1 | 764.1 | A |
| Williamsburg | 16,098 | 198.8 | 1,205.1 | B |
| Front Royal | 15,524 | 335 | 1,533.1 | C |
| Falls Church | 14,801 | 101.3 | 1,520.2 | A |
| Martinsville | 13,968 | 386.6 | 1,131.2 | C |
| Poquoson | 12,788 | 312.8 | 664.7 | B |
| Warrenton | 10,265 | 97.4 | 1,285.9 | A |
| Smithfield | 9,137 | 175.1 | 1,105.4 | B |
| Purcellville | 8,918 | 22.4 | 695.2 | A+ |
| Pulaski | 8,818 | 567 | 2,324.8 | F |
| Franklin | 8,469 | 460.5 | 2,538.7 | D |
| Abingdon | 8,310 | 132.4 | 1,564.4 | B |
| Wytheville | 8,138 | 61.4 | 2,727.9 | B |
| Vinton | 8,044 | 149.2 | 1,765.3 | B |
| Ashland | 7,903 | 594.7 | 2,100.5 | F |
| South Boston | 7,757 | 464.1 | 2,513.9 | D |
| Lexington | 7,656 | 130.6 | 457.2 | A |
| Farmville | 7,477 | 548.3 | 3,544.2 | F |
| Strasburg | 7,312 | 191.5 | 765.9 | B |
| Bridgewater | 6,823 | 29.3 | 571.6 | A+ |
| Bedford | 6,819 | 190.6 | 1,569.1 | B |
| Galax | 6,770 | 310.2 | 4,534.7 | D |
| Buena Vista | 6,598 | 45.5 | 333.4 | A+ |
| Dumfries | 5,985 | 133.7 | 1,102.8 | A |
| Woodstock | 5,983 | 133.7 | 1,855.3 | B |
| Marion | 5,576 | 286.9 | 2,331.4 | C |
| Covington | 5,522 | 181.1 | 1,285.8 | B |
| Emporia | 5,426 | 1,068.9 | 2,893.5 | F |
| Orange | 5,249 | 400.1 | 1,409.8 | C |
| Big Stone Gap | 5,071 | 118.3 | 1,557.9 | A |
| Richlands | 5,037 | 397.1 | 1,250.7 | C |
| Rocky Mount | 4,990 | 140.3 | 3,466.9 | C |
| South Hill | 4,949 | 404.1 | 3,495.7 | D |
| Berryville | 4,849 | 41.2 | 659.9 | A+ |
| Bluefield | 4,845 | 61.9 | 3,116.6 | B |
| Luray | 4,829 | 41.4 | 1,221.8 | A |
| Broadway | 4,366 | 45.8 | 343.6 | A+ |
| Tazewell | 4,282 | 163.5 | 887.4 | A |
| Colonial Beach | 4,034 | 247.9 | 1,115.5 | B |
| West Point | 3,574 | 139.9 | 727.5 | A |
| Norton | 3,458 | 231.3 | 10,266 | C |
| Clifton Forge | 3,339 | 209.6 | 1,557.4 | B |
| Blackstone | 3,329 | 210.3 | 2,072.7 | B |
| Altavista | 3,316 | 271.4 | 2,955.4 | C |
| Chincoteague | 3,249 | 123.1 | 1,108 | A |
| Lebanon | 3,097 | 129.2 | 3,099.8 | B |
| Elkton | 3,068 | 65.2 | 1,010.4 | A |
| Grottoes | 3,029 | 264.1 | 528.2 | B |
| Windsor | 2,950 | 203.4 | 678 | B |
| Wise | 2,861 | 69.9 | 2,306.9 | B |
| Hillsville | 2,847 | 140.5 | 1,124 | A |
| Pearisburg | 2,806 | 106.9 | 2,031.4 | B |
| Dublin | 2,656 | 188.3 | 1,054.2 | B |
| Shenandoah | 2,479 | 121 | 242 | A |
| Crewe | 2,231 | 493.1 | 2,061.9 | D |
| New Market | 2,208 | 90.6 | 679.3 | A |
| Louisa | 2,205 | 90.7 | 1,768.7 | A |
| Tappahannock | 2,186 | 320.2 | 3,339.4 | D |
| Stephens City | 2,146 | 46.6 | 1,351.4 | A |
| Amherst | 2,114 | 189.2 | 898.8 | B |
| Chase City | 2,053 | 243.5 | 1,850.9 | B |
| Mount Jackson | 2,023 | 0 | 1,581.8 | A |
| Gate City | 2,015 | 198.5 | 1,737 | B |
| Saltville | 1,766 | 56.6 | 396.4 | A+ |
| Victoria | 1,749 | 343.1 | 800.5 | C |
| Stanley | 1,704 | 58.7 | 939 | A |
| Warsaw | 1,686 | 0 | 771.1 | A+ |
| Chilhowie | 1,608 | 124.4 | 2,238.8 | B |
| Haymarket | 1,578 | 63.4 | 697.1 | A |
| Pennington Gap | 1,567 | 0 | 1,276.3 | A |
| Coeburn | 1,549 | 64.6 | 2,711.4 | B |
| Rural Retreat | 1,524 | 0 | 328.1 | A+ |
| Gordonsville | 1,520 | 460.5 | 855.3 | C |
| Kilmarnock | 1,444 | 346.3 | 2,216.1 | C |
| Exmore | 1,418 | 211.6 | 916.8 | B |
| Glade Spring | 1,368 | 511.7 | 1,681.3 | D |
| Clintwood | 1,324 | 75.5 | 1,284 | A |
| Clarksville | 1,303 | 0 | 307 | A+ |
| Cape Charles | 1,295 | 77.2 | 695 | A |
| Weber City | 1,234 | 0 | 1,458.7 | A |
| Onancock | 1,154 | 173.3 | 1,819.8 | B |
| Pembroke | 1,124 | 266.9 | 2,046.3 | C |
| Kenbridge | 1,117 | 268.6 | 626.7 | B |
| Brookneal | 1,074 | 0 | 744.9 | A+ |
| Independence | 1,005 | 99.5 | 2,885.6 | B |
| Jonesville | 845 | 0 | 236.7 | A+ |
| Pound | 836 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| St. Paul | 830 | 0 | 3,132.5 | B |
| Grundy | 822 | 0 | 6,204.4 | B |
| Parksley | 807 | 0 | 123.9 | A+ |
| Damascus | 786 | 254.5 | 3,053.4 | C |
| Rich Creek | 728 | 412.1 | 3,434.1 | D |
| Wintergreen | 503 | 0 | 2,385.7 | A |
| Pocahontas | 253 | 0 | 790.5 | A+ |
Showing cities 1–125 of 125 in Virginia, by population. See the Virginia safest and most dangerous city rankings, or the Virginia crime overview.
How These City Grades Are Calculated
Each grade weighs a city's violent crime rate (70%) and property crime rate (30%) against the national averages, drawn from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States, Table 8 for 2024. Rates use (offenses ÷ population) × 100,000.
UCR participation is voluntary, so not every Virginia city reports every year, and small-population cities can show volatile rates where a single incident moves the per-capita figure sharply. Read the full methodology for the scoring formula and limitations.