2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Portsmouth, VA vs Washington, DC

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- Washington has 36% more violent crime than Portsmouth.
- Washington has 14% less property crime than Portsmouth.
 Portsmouth, VAWashington, DCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock56.222.7
 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

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

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

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Over 5 years ago

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

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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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Cities with the Least Crime Near Portsmouth, VirginiaCrime Index
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 Poquoson, VA16.25
 Williamsburg, VA16.3
 Windsor, VA16.75
 Gwynn, VA17.65
 Rushmere, VA18.2
 Gloucester Courthouse, VA18.55
 Carrsville, VA19.05

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