Chester, VA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 12%

Violent crime 33%

Property crime 8%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Chester_{/100k people}	Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,063 (estimate)	1,665	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.1	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	26.5	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	34.3	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	141.7	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	259 (estimate)	209	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	133.5	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,196.6	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	126.3	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,804 (estimate)	1,456	1,958

Key findings

Chester crime rates are 12% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Chester are 33% lower than the national average
In Chester you have a 1 in 49 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Chester is safer than 42% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Chester has decreased by 10%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Chester

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Chester is 1 in 387

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Chester is 1 in 56

The chance of being a victim of crime in Chester is 1 in 49

Year Over Year Crime In Chester (per 100,000 people)

Chester police department

Item	Chester	Virginia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	8,827	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.2	3.3

Sex offenders in Virginia

State	Total offenders	Virginia_/100K	National_/100K
Virginia	25,766	352	266

There are a total of 25,766 sex offenders in Virginia. This yields a total of 352 sex offenders in Virginia per 100,000 residents which is 32% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Prince George, VA	2,071	110	764	874
Matoaca, VA	2,573	114	791	904
Enon, VA	3,981	124	861	984
Woodlake, VA	7,172	155	1,082	1,238
Brandermill, VA	13,616	191	1,331	1,522
Fort Lee, VA	5,091	222	1,547	1,769
Bon Air, VA	16,957	231	1,610	1,842
Chester, VA	22,564	259	1,804	2,063

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Anthem, AZ	22,571	218	1,001	1,218
Wadsworth, OH	22,578	146	1,257	1,403
Oak Harbor, WA	22,544	50	702	752
Horizon West, FL	22,538	213	983	1,197
Pelham, AL	22,596	151	1,699	1,850
Chester, VA	22,564	259	1,804	2,063

Source: The Chester, VA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.