What is the safest city in Virginia?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Mount Jackson is the safest city in Virginia with a violent crime rate of 0.0 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Virginia?

Emporia has the highest violent crime rate in Virginia at 1068.9 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Virginia report crime data?

133 cities in Virginia reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Virginia (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Virginia has 133 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 217.9 per 100K.

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Cities Tracked

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Safest City Rate

183.0

Median City Rate

1068.9

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Virginia

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Mount Jackson	2,023	0.0	1581.8	A+
2	Dayton	1,731	0.0	635.5	A+
3	Warsaw	1,686	0.0	771.1	A+
4	Pennington Gap	1,567	0.0	1276.3	A+
5	Rural Retreat	1,524	0.0	328.1	A+
6	Clarksville	1,303	0.0	307.0	A+
7	Weber City	1,234	0.0	1458.7	A+
8	Brookneal	1,074	0.0	744.9	A+
9	Jonesville	845	0.0	236.7	A+
10	Pound	836	0.0	0.0	A+
11	St. Paul	830	0.0	3132.5	A+
12	Grundy	822	0.0	6204.4	A+
13	Parksley	807	0.0	123.9	A+
14	Wintergreen	503	0.0	2385.7	A
15	Eastville	290	0.0	0.0	A
16	Pocahontas	253	0.0	790.5	A
17	Purcellville	8,918	22.4	695.2	A
18	Bridgewater	6,823	29.3	571.6	A
19	Timberville	3,049	32.8	393.6	A
20	Berryville	4,849	41.2	659.9	B+
21	Luray	4,829	41.4	1221.8	B+
22	Buena Vista	6,598	45.5	333.4	B+
23	Broadway	4,366	45.8	343.6	B+
24	Stephens City	2,146	46.6	1351.4	B+
25	Saltville	1,766	56.6	396.4	B+

Most Dangerous Cities in Virginia

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Emporia	5,426	1068.9	18.4	F
2	Petersburg	33,538	1043.6	44.7	F
3	Portsmouth	97,156	752.4	37.0	F
4	Newport News	183,563	736.0	12.0	F
5	Roanoke	97,027	620.4	11.3	F
6	Fredericksburg	29,474	603.9	3.4	F
7	Ashland	7,903	594.7	0.0	F
8	Pulaski	8,818	567.0	11.3	F
9	Farmville	7,477	548.3	0.0	F
10	Glade Spring	1,368	511.7	0.0	F
11	Crewe	2,231	493.1	0.0	F
12	Norfolk	230,460	469.5	16.1	F
13	South Boston	7,757	464.1	12.9	F
14	Colonial Heights	18,605	462.2	10.8	F
15	Gordonsville	1,520	460.5	0.0	F

All 133 Cities in Virginia

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 133 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Mount Jackson	2,023	0.0	A+
2	Dayton	1,731	0.0	A+
3	Warsaw	1,686	0.0	A+
4	Pennington Gap	1,567	0.0	A+
5	Rural Retreat	1,524	0.0	A+
6	Clarksville	1,303	0.0	A+
7	Weber City	1,234	0.0	A+
8	Brookneal	1,074	0.0	A+
9	Jonesville	845	0.0	A+
10	Pound	836	0.0	A+
11	St. Paul	830	0.0	A+
12	Grundy	822	0.0	A+
13	Parksley	807	0.0	A+
14	Wintergreen	503	0.0	A
15	Eastville	290	0.0	A
16	Pocahontas	253	0.0	A
17	Purcellville	8,918	22.4	A
18	Bridgewater	6,823	29.3	A
19	Timberville	3,049	32.8	A
20	Berryville	4,849	41.2	B+
21	Luray	4,829	41.4	B+
22	Buena Vista	6,598	45.5	B+
23	Broadway	4,366	45.8	B+
24	Stephens City	2,146	46.6	B+
25	Saltville	1,766	56.6	B+
26	Stanley	1,704	58.7	B+
27	Wytheville	8,138	61.4	B+
28	Vienna	16,258	61.5	B+
29	Bluefield	4,845	61.9	B+
30	Haymarket	1,578	63.4	B+
31	Coeburn	1,549	64.6	B+
32	Elkton	3,068	65.2	B+
33	Wise	2,861	69.9	B+
34	Middletown	1,425	70.2	B+
35	Clintwood	1,324	75.5	B
36	Blacksburg	45,734	76.5	B
37	Cape Charles	1,295	77.2	B
38	Manassas Park	16,228	80.1	B
39	Salem	25,606	85.9	B
40	New Market	2,208	90.6	B
41	Louisa	2,205	90.7	B
42	Virginia Beach	455,155	92.3	B
43	Warrenton	10,265	97.4	B
44	Independence	1,005	99.5	B
45	Falls Church	14,801	101.3	B
46	Pearisburg	2,806	106.9	C+
47	Big Stone Gap	5,071	118.3	C+
48	Shenandoah	2,479	121.0	C+
49	Culpeper	21,302	122.1	C+
50	Chincoteague	3,249	123.1	C+
51	Chilhowie	1,608	124.4	C+
52	Fairfax City	25,672	128.5	C+
53	Lebanon	3,097	129.2	C+
54	Lexington	7,656	130.6	C+
55	Abingdon	8,310	132.4	C+
56	Dumfries	5,985	133.7	C+
57	Woodstock	5,983	133.7	C+
58	West Point	3,574	139.9	C+
59	Rocky Mount	4,990	140.3	C+
60	Hillsville	2,847	140.5	C+
61	Staunton	26,151	141.5	C+
62	Vinton	8,044	149.2	C
63	Tazewell	4,282	163.5	C
64	Onancock	1,154	173.3	C
65	Smithfield	9,137	175.1	C
66	Covington	5,522	181.1	C
67	Halifax	1,093	183.0	C
68	Dublin	2,656	188.3	C
69	Amherst	2,114	189.2	C
70	Bedford	6,819	190.6	C
71	Strasburg	7,312	191.5	C
72	Gate City	2,015	198.5	D+
73	Williamsburg	16,098	198.8	D+
74	Windsor	2,950	203.4	D+
75	Clifton Forge	3,339	209.6	D+
76	Blackstone	3,329	210.3	D+
77	Exmore	1,418	211.6	D+
78	Radford	17,399	212.7	D+
79	Alexandria	155,153	219.1	D+
80	Christiansburg	22,297	224.2	D+
81	Norton	3,458	231.3	D+
82	Winchester	27,700	238.3	D+
83	Herndon	25,058	239.4	D+
84	Chase City	2,053	243.5	D+
85	Waynesboro	23,673	245.0	D+
86	Hampton	138,100	247.6	D+
87	Colonial Beach	4,034	247.9	D+
88	Damascus	786	254.5	D+
89	Leesburg	49,626	255.9	D+
90	Grottoes	3,029	264.1	D+
91	Pembroke	1,124	266.9	D+
92	Harrisonburg	51,270	267.2	D+
93	Kenbridge	1,117	268.6	D
94	Altavista	3,316	271.4	D
95	Manassas	43,028	274.2	D
96	Marion	5,576	286.9	D
97	Lawrenceville	1,017	295.0	D
98	Galax	6,770	310.2	D
99	Poquoson	12,788	312.8	D
100	Tappahannock	2,186	320.2	D
101	Front Royal	15,524	335.0	D
102	Richmond	231,805	336.9	D
103	Chesapeake	257,248	339.4	D
104	Victoria	1,749	343.1	D
105	Kilmarnock	1,444	346.3	D
106	Lynchburg	80,339	357.2	D
107	Charlottesville	44,844	359.0	D
108	Danville	41,915	365.0	D
109	Suffolk	103,506	371.0	F
110	Onley	533	375.2	F
111	Hopewell	22,843	380.9	F
112	Martinsville	13,968	386.6	F
113	Richlands	5,037	397.1	F
114	Orange	5,249	400.1	F
115	South Hill	4,949	404.1	F
116	Rich Creek	728	412.1	F
117	Bristol	16,775	435.2	F
118	Franklin	8,469	460.5	F
119	Gordonsville	1,520	460.5	F
120	Colonial Heights	18,605	462.2	F
121	South Boston	7,757	464.1	F
122	Norfolk	230,460	469.5	F
123	Crewe	2,231	493.1	F
124	Glade Spring	1,368	511.7	F
125	Farmville	7,477	548.3	F
126	Pulaski	8,818	567.0	F
127	Ashland	7,903	594.7	F
128	Fredericksburg	29,474	603.9	F
129	Roanoke	97,027	620.4	F
130	Newport News	183,563	736.0	F
131	Portsmouth	97,156	752.4	F
132	Petersburg	33,538	1043.6	F
133	Emporia	5,426	1068.9	F

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

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National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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