2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Portsmouth, VA vs Chesapeake, VA

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- Chesapeake has 49% less violent crime than Portsmouth.
- Chesapeake has 49% less property crime than Portsmouth.
 Portsmouth, VAChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.122.7
 Property Crime74.2  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 15 years ago

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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