Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Metro Area, VA Crime

The crime rate in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA Metro Area is slightly lower than the US average. Violent crime is 19.9 per 100,000 people, while the US average is 22.7 per 100,000 people. Property crime is 38.9 per 100,000 people in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, which is slightly higher than the national average of 35.4 per 100,000 people. This indicates that overall crime rates are relatively low in this area compared to other parts of the United States.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Metro Area violent crime is 19.9. (The US average is 22.7)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Metro Area property crime is 38.9. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Washington, District of Columbia. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Washington, Virginia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Portsmouth, VA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2001	1076.2	11.8	29.4	463.2	571.9	5435.9	1483.6	3300.1	652.2
2002	963.1	10.6	36.7	410.2	505.7	5806.8	1270	3916.2	620.5
2003	891.5	17.8	42.5	398.8	432.4	4949.5	1166.6	3288.1	494.8
2004	885.6	8	29.8	342.9	504.9	5364.4	1236.5	3552.4	575.5
2005	894.5	21.8	40.7	363.4	468.6	5126.9	1041.5	3681.3	404.1
2006	860	17.8	36.6	332.1	473.5	4986.8	1087.3	3549.6	349.9
2007	793.8	16.8	35.5	321.9	419.6	4985	1087	3599.8	298.2
2008	706.4	14.7	58	341.9	291.8	5551.1	1103.3	4108.8	339
2009	700.2	16.8	19.8	347.6	315.9	5588.8	1172.6	4123	293.2
2010	611.6	14.1	17.1	266.1	314.3	5497.3	1323.6	3901.5	272.2
2011	568.9	12.4	47.6	243.1	265.8	5417.1	1394.3	3747.6	275.1
2012	476.5	11.4	42.4	188.1	234.7	4983.5	1259.1	3506.3	218.1
2013	608.1	12.4	48.4	182.4	364.9	5519.6	1582.2	3726.1	211.3
2014	602.5	9.3	49.8	179.4	364	5016.9	1270.3	3419.9	326.6
2015	698.8	28.2	45.9	240.9	383.8	5046	1242.2	3475.3	328.5
2016	791.1	14.6	63.7	245.3	467.6	5607.8	1260.8	3869	478
2017	711.9	17.9	37.9	235.5	420.6	5727.7	1219.8	4104.1	403.8
2018	795	21.2	46.7	215.5	511.6	5282.4	1016.8	3875.1	390.6
2019	945.8	17	39.4	244.7	644.7	5861.2	900.1	4456.8	504.3

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Portsmouth, VA	945.8	5,861.2	101,167	4	2019
Norfolk, VA	545.7	3,461.5	245,303	5	2019
Hampton, VA	295.1	2,999.1	139,078	10	2019
Poquoson, VA	189.7	750.5	12,132	15	2019
Newport News, VA	595.5	2,528.8	185,622	15	2019
Smithfield, VA	200.4	1,767.8	8,141	16	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Washington, DC	977.1	4,245.8	693,972	143	2019
Baltimore, MD	1,858.7	4,311.2	644,554	166	2019
Philadelphia, PA	908.7	3,096.9	1,518,302	224	2018
Charlotte, NC	739.4	3,925.8	604,931	277	2019
New York, NY	570.7	1,459.6	8,566,917	290	2019
Columbus, OH	503.4	3,308.0	772,974	418	2019

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