| | Richmond, VA | Washington, DC | United States |
| | 24.6 | 56.2 | 22.7 |
| | 55.9 | 63.9 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
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 Richmond, Virginia | Crime Index |
| Dinwiddie, VA | |
| Disputanta, VA | |
| Midlothian, VA | |
| Bowling Green, VA | 5.5 |
| New Kent, VA | 11.2 |
| King William, VA | 11.8 |
| Powhatan, VA | 12.9 |
| Hanover, VA | 13.9 |
| Central Garage, VA | 14.0 |
| Goochland, VA | 14.0 |
Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to More
We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA.
We live in the city proper More
I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location.
I'll More
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Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town More
Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is More
Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven More
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