State ranking · VA

Safest cities in Virginia by reported property-crime rate

Compare validated Virginia city candidates by selected property-offense rate, total offenses, signal, trend, and largest offense category. This is a cautious ranking layer, not a guarantee that one place is safe or unsafe.

Lowest listed rate 3.33 Buena Vista, VA per 1,000 residents

Validated cities62Current VA city pages

Median rate17.70per 1,000 residents

Highest listed rate43.43Galax, VA

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Virginia city rankings

Default order is lowest reported selected property-offense rate first. Click column headings to sort by count, rate, signal, trend, or largest category.


1	Buena Vista	VA	6,611	22	3.33	83	Mixed	Larceny/theft
2	Lexington	VA	7,701	38	4.93	91	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
3	Bridgewater	VA	6,867	39	5.68	78	Increasing	Larceny/theft
4	Purcellville	VA	8,965	63	7.03	77	Increasing	Larceny/theft
5	Poquoson	VA	12,863	92	7.15	79	Increasing	Larceny/theft
6	Blacksburg	VA	45,218	333	7.36	79	Increasing	Larceny/theft
7	Strasburg	VA	7,320	57	7.79	86	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
8	Manassas Park	VA	16,428	130	7.91	88	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
9	Vienna	VA	16,583	141	8.50	79	Increasing	Larceny/theft
10	Radford	VA	17,239	162	9.40	87	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
11	Dumfries	VA	5,997	66	11.01	84	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
12	Smithfield	VA	9,021	102	11.31	87	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
13	Martinsville	VA	13,789	168	12.18	89	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
14	Williamsburg	VA	15,944	196	12.29	86	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
15	Richlands	VA	5,095	65	12.76	86	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
16	Covington	VA	5,688	73	12.83	83	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
17	Warrenton	VA	10,217	133	13.02	76	Increasing	Larceny/theft
18	Orange	VA	5,252	79	15.04	73	Increasing	Larceny/theft
19	Falls Church	VA	15,046	231	15.35	75	Increasing	Larceny/theft
20	Front Royal	VA	15,633	243	15.54	84	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
21	Staunton	VA	26,260	409	15.58	87	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
22	Big Stone Gap	VA	5,131	80	15.59	73	Increasing	Larceny/theft
23	Waynesboro	VA	23,575	368	15.61	79	Mixed	Larceny/theft
24	Leesburg	VA	49,848	792	15.89	75	Increasing	Larceny/theft
25	Salem	VA	25,737	412	16.01	87	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
26	Abingdon	VA	8,324	134	16.10	82	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
27	Suffolk	VA	103,007	1,662	16.13	90	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
28	Culpeper	VA	21,719	359	16.53	75	Increasing	Larceny/theft
29	Virginia Beach	VA	453,763	7,563	16.67	86	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
30	Harrisonburg	VA	50,792	876	17.25	85	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
31	Chesapeake	VA	254,770	4,498	17.66	86	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
32	Lynchburg	VA	80,316	1,425	17.74	88	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
33	Vinton	VA	7,989	145	18.15	81	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
34	Herndon	VA	25,157	458	18.21	74	Increasing	Larceny/theft
35	Woodstock	VA	5,956	111	18.64	75	Mixed	Larceny/theft
36	Manassas	VA	44,038	824	18.71	82	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
37	Hopewell	VA	23,064	483	20.94	72	Increasing	Larceny/theft
38	Ashland	VA	7,928	169	21.32	70	Increasing	Larceny/theft
39	Winchester	VA	28,082	652	23.22	80	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
40	Pulaski	VA	8,813	209	23.71	81	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
41	Marion	VA	5,607	136	24.26	78	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
42	Newport News	VA	183,401	4,597	25.07	73	Increasing	Larceny/theft
43	South Boston	VA	7,829	200	25.55	68	Increasing	Larceny/theft
44	Christiansburg	VA	22,474	581	25.85	79	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
45	Alexandria	VA	159,367	4,247	26.65	72	Increasing	Larceny/theft
46	Franklin	VA	8,404	227	27.01	71	Mixed	Larceny/theft
47	Wytheville	VA	8,150	227	27.85	76	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
48	Danville	VA	41,958	1,205	28.72	77	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
49	Emporia	VA	5,410	157	29.02	70	Mixed	Larceny/theft
50	Petersburg	VA	34,030	991	29.12	68	Increasing	Larceny/theft
51	Hampton	VA	137,399	4,034	29.36	71	Increasing	Larceny/theft
52	Fredericksburg	VA	29,985	914	30.48	76	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
53	Richmond	VA	234,807	7,441	31.69	70	Increasing	Larceny/theft
54	Bristol	VA	16,454	530	32.21	66	Increasing	Larceny/theft
55	Colonial Heights	VA	18,620	605	32.49	78	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
56	Charlottesville	VA	44,609	1,454	32.59	66	Increasing	Larceny/theft
57	Fairfax City	VA	26,038	852	32.72	66	Increasing	Larceny/theft
58	Farmville	VA	7,592	274	36.09	62	Increasing	Larceny/theft
59	Norfolk	VA	231,105	8,630	37.34	71	Mixed	Larceny/theft
60	Portsmouth	VA	96,845	3,800	39.24	74	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
61	Roanoke	VA	98,690	4,030	40.83	73	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
62	Galax	VA	6,701	291	43.43	59	Increasing	Larceny/theft

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