Richmond, VA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Richmond

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Richmond_{/100k people}	Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,320 (estimate)	2,077	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Richmond_{/100k people}	Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.8	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	32.5	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	57.1	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	122.2	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	348 (estimate)	218	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	238.0	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,505.1	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	116.4	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,971 (estimate)	1,859	2,451

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Richmond is 17% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.1 daily crimes that occur in Richmond.
Richmond is safer than 29% of the cities in the United States.
In Richmond you have a 1 in 31 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Richmond has decreased by 25%.

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Daily Crime In Richmond (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Richmond

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Richmond is 1 in 287

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Richmond is 1 in 34

The chance of being a victim of crime in Richmond is 1 in 31

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

Richmond police department

Item	Richmond	Virginia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	940	8,827	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	4.5	3.2	3.3

There are a total of 940 Richmond police officers. This results in 4.5 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 40.5% greater than the Virginia average and 39.1% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in Virginia

State	Total offenders	Virginia_/100K	National_/100K
Virginia	18,938	258	222

There are a total of 18,938 sex offenders in Virginia. This yields a total of 258 sex offenders in Virginia per 100,000 residents which is 16% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Wyndham, VA	10,097	83	708	791
Short Pump, VA	27,099	120	1,019	1,139
Enon, VA	3,981	129	1,099	1,228
Innsbrook, VA	7,707	148	1,259	1,407
Woodlake, VA	7,172	162	1,382	1,544
Chamberlayne, VA	6,086	188	1,605	1,794
Tuckahoe, VA	47,997	198	1,691	1,889
Richmond, VA	216,773	348	2,971	3,320

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Boise, ID	218,677	298	2,326	2,623
San Bernardino, CA	214,581	1,324	4,224	5,548
Des Moines, IA	212,859	708	4,199	4,907
Birmingham, AL	212,424	1,746	6,359	8,105
Spokane, WA	212,078	598	7,688	8,286
Richmond, VA	216,773	348	2,971	3,320

Source: The Richmond, VA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.