Petersburg, VA Crime Rates & Statistics

Petersburg crime information

Statistic	Petersburg /100K	Virginia /100K	National /100K
Violent crime	476	211	302
Property crime	4,481	2,722	2,849
Total crime index	4,956	2,933	3,151

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• The Petersburg crime index is 68% higher than the Virginia average and and the Virginia crime index is 6% lower than the National average.
• The Petersburg violent crime rate is 125% higher than the Virginia average and and the Virginia violent crime rate is 30% lower than the National average.
• The Petersburg property crime rate is 64% higher than the Virginia average and and the Virginia property crime rate is 4% lower than the National average.

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• Petersburg is safer than 9% of the cities in the nation.
• The crime rate in Petersburg is less than 2% of the cities in Virginia.
• The chance of being a victim of a crime in Petersburg is 1 in 21.
• The chance of being a victim of a violent crime in Petersburg is 1 in 211.
• The chance of being a victim of a property crime in Petersburg is 1 in 23.

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Petersburg violent crime breakdown

Crime	Petersburg	Petersburg /100K	Virginia /100K	National /100K
Murder	6	18	3	3
Rape	9	27	26	25
Robbery	53	162	53	59
Assault	88	268	129	214

Petersburg property crime breakdown

Crime	Petersburg	Petersburg /100K	Virginia /100K	National /100K
Burglary	434	1,323	420	628
Theft	929	2,832	2,191	2,071
Vehichle theft	107	326	110	141

Sex offenders in Virginia

State	Total offenders	Virginia /100K	National /100K
Virginia	16,486	225	192

There are a total of 16,486 sex offenders in Virginia. This yields a total of 225 sex offenders in Virginia per 100,000 residents which is 17% greater than the national average.

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