| | Portsmouth, VA | Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO | United States |
| | 35.7 | 35.5 | 22.7 |
| | 74.2 | 44.6 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Portsmouth, Virginia | Crime Index |
| Grandy, NC | |
| Southampton Meadows, VA | |
| Yorktown, VA | 16.2 |
| Poquoson, VA | 16.3 |
| Williamsburg, VA | 16.3 |
| Windsor, VA | 16.8 |
| Gwynn, VA | 17.7 |
| Rushmere, VA | 18.2 |
| Gloucester Courthouse, VA | 18.6 |
| Carrsville, VA | 19.1 |