Crime in Richmond, Virginia: How Safe is Richmond, Virginia? Check out the crime rates and safety statistics.

Is Richmond, Virginia a nice place to live? Is crime rate higher in Richmond? What is the crime rate in Richmond city? Let's find out.

The overall crime rate in Richmond, Virginia is 39% higher than national average.

The violent crime rate of Richmond is 10% lower than national average.

While the property crime rate of Richmond is 49% higher than national average.

You have 1 in 282 chance of being victim of violent crime.

You have 1 in 34 chance of being victim of property crime.

Crime Cases

7630

Violent : 814
Property : 6816

Total Crime

39% NAT. AVG.
96% STATE AVG.
3269.8 (per 100k)

Violent Crime

10% NAT. AVG.
67% STATE AVG.
348.8 (per 100k)

Property Crime

49% NAT. AVG.
101% STATE AVG.
2920.9 (per 100k)

Violent crime

1 in 282

Property crime

1 in 34

Robbery

1 in 837

Burglary

1 in 297

Assault

1 in 505

Car Theft

1 in 375

Ranking	Total Crime	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny	Car Thefts
In Virginia	6	5	4	6	5
In USA	741	694	968	604	661

Ranking	Violent Crime	Murder	Robbery	Assault	Rape
In Virginia	13	3	2	14	32
In USA	931	85	278	1088	1661

Crime Type	Count	Richmond	Virginia	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime	814	348.8	208.66	387.8
Murder	66	28.3	6.1	6.5
Robbery	274	117.4	34.31	73.9
Assault	454	194.6	141.73	279.7
Rape	20	8.5	26.53	27.7

Crime Type	Count	Richmond	Virginia	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Property Crime	6816	2920.9	1456.41	1,958.2
Burglary	771	330.4	133.46	314.2
Larceny	5434	2328.7	1196.62	1,398
Car Theft	611	261.8	126.34	246