The city of Hopewell, VA has a lower-than-average rate of violent crime in comparison to the US average. It has an 18.4 violent crime rate compared to the US average of 22.7. This is good news for Hopewell residents, as it means they are less likely to be victims of violent crime than those in other parts of the country. Property crime, however, is higher than average at 43.6 compared to the US average of 35.4 which may indicate that theft and vandalism are more common in Hopewell than elsewhere. Fortunately, it is encouraging that the city's violent crime rate is below average and hopefully steps can be taken to reduce property crime as well.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Hopewell violent crime is 18.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Hopewell property crime is 43.6. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.