Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Charlottesville, VA Crime Grade
How Charlottesville grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Virginia — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Virginia
6/10
vs. Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Charlottesville, VA was 269.8 per 100,000 residents (120 incidents over a population of 44,478). That puts Charlottesville Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 33% above the Virginia statewide rate of 203.3.
That ranks Charlottesville #2,491 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 34% of them, and #22 of 39 in Virginia. Violent crime is down 25% year over year and down 47% over the last five years.
Charlottesville, VA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Virginia Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 269.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,491 of 3,771
- VA rank
- #22 of 39
- Safer than
- 34% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 25%
- 5-year change
- down 47%
- Population
- 44,478
- Reporting agency
- Charlottesville Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Charlottesville Police Department (FBI ORI VA1020000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Charlottesville (red), Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Charlottesville vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 507.9(240) | 545.6(246) | 323.1(145) | 361.3(162) | 269.8(120) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 4.4(2) | 13.4(6) | 2.2(1) | 2.2(1) |
| Rape | 82.5(39) | 82.1(37) | 46.8(21) | 44.6(20) | 49.5(22) |
| Robbery | 71.9(34) | 77.6(35) | 55.7(25) | 60.2(27) | 54.0(24) |
| Aggravated assault | 353.4(167) | 381.5(172) | 207.2(93) | 254.2(114) | 164.1(73) |
| Property crime | 2626.1(1,241) | 3433.2(1,548) | 3565.5(1,600) | 3208.9(1,439) | 2778.9(1,236) |
| Burglary | 264.5(125) | 279.4(126) | 312.0(140) | 247.5(111) | 236.1(105) |
| Larceny | 2039.9(964) | 2783.4(1,255) | 2816.8(1,264) | 2662.6(1,194) | 2349.5(1,045) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 317.4(150) | 365.9(165) | 432.3(194) | 294.4(132) | 191.1(85) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Charlottesville, VA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Charlottesville Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Charlottesville calculated?
- Charlottesville's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Virginia state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Virginia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Charlottesville Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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