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Yorktown, VA is a city with a significantly lower than average rate of both violent and property crime. Specifically, the violent crime rate in Yorktown is 9.3 per 100,000 people which is about half of the national average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Yorktown stands at 23.1 per 100,000 people, which is also significantly lower than the national average of 35.4. This low level of criminal activity makes it an attractive place to live and work for many residents and visitors.

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

Yorktown violent crime is 9.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Yorktown property crime is 23.1. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Yorktown, Virginia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Smithfield, Virginia. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Smithfield, Virginia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Newport News, VA Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000726.310.851.5242.8421.14670.5791.33226.1653.1
2001724.316.453244.94104624.2824.43164.1635.8
2002727.810.857.1226.3433.74625881.43078.8664.8
2003686.314.851.5213.14073006.6536.8
2004752.29.356.7285.1401.24241.9787.12946.8508
2005779.810.855.8293.7419.44452.2796.63190.1465.5
2006782.610.560260.3451.94170.8914.22840416.6
2007692.215.851.3288.9336.24160892.12890.5377.4
2008692.6940.9285.5357.24121818.83021.7280.4
2010488.210.242.5187.5247.93359.2638.82498.1222.3
2011462.18.228.4212.2213.33303.3598.22511194.1
2012415.21127.5149.2227.43151566.72440.1144.3
20134398.330.9135.92643082.7547.32345.4190
2014429.313.739.5127.2248.93033.9503.42352.3178.2
2015433.414.247.5133.4238.33052.3506.62325.5220.2
2016466.816.539.1148.1263.13070.9496.52255.1319.2
2017499.113.251.2131.5303.23041.7456.22317.1268.5
201852713.449.8104.6359.22880.3387.72216.1276.4
2019595.513.536.192.5453.42528.8283.72053.4191.7

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Newport News, VA595.52,528.8185,622112019
Williamsburg, VA147.01,316.414,236112019
Poquoson, VA189.7750.512,132132019
Hampton, VA295.12,999.1139,078172019
Smithfield, VA200.41,767.88,141192019
Norfolk, VA545.73,461.5245,303262019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Smithfield, VA200.41,767.88,141192019
West Point, VA92.2829.73,043272019
Cape Charles, VA399.2299.41,019282019
White Stone, VA0.00.0352292019
Windsor, VA144.8832.42,657322019
Kilmarnock, VA70.91,489.41,505342019

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Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 13 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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