Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Chesapeake, VA Crime Grade
How Chesapeake 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
7/10
vs. Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Chesapeake, VA was 315.5 per 100,000 residents (811 incidents over a population of 257,012). That puts Chesapeake Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 55% above the Virginia statewide rate of 203.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Chesapeake (red), Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Chesapeake 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 | 469.5(1,170) | 422.1(1,071) | 423.5(1,076) | 345.2(888) | 315.5(811) |
| Murder | 10.0(25) | 9.9(25) | 3.5(9) | 4.7(12) | 4.3(11) |
| Rape | 46.1(115) | 31.9(81) | 37.0(94) | 26.8(69) | 26.8(69) |
| Robbery | 32.9(82) | 41.4(105) | 45.3(115) | 44.7(115) | 30.0(77) |
| Aggravated assault | 380.4(948) | 338.9(860) | 337.7(858) | 269.0(692) | 254.5(654) |
| Property crime | 1738.8(4,333) | 2028.4(5,147) | 1852.0(4,705) | 1759.0(4,525) | 1457.1(3,745) |
| Burglary | 131.6(328) | 162.8(413) | 170.4(433) | 187.0(481) | 115.2(296) |
| Larceny | 1447.1(3,606) | 1705.3(4,327) | 1494.2(3,796) | 1454.2(3,741) | 1240.0(3,187) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 156.5(390) | 154.5(392) | 182.6(464) | 113.9(293) | 98.8(254) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Chesapeake's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Virginia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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