| | Richmond, VA | Newark, NJ | United States |
| | 24.6 | 52 | 22.7 |
| | 55.9 | 39.4 | 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 |
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