Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Richmond, VA Crime Grade
How Richmond 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Virginia
9/10
vs. Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Richmond, VA was 430.9 per 100,000 residents (1,017 incidents over a population of 235,995). That puts Richmond Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 112% above the Virginia statewide rate of 203.3.
That ranks Richmond #3,128 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 17% of them, and #33 of 39 in Virginia. Violent crime is up 23% year over year and up 15% over the last five years.
Richmond, VA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Virginia Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 430.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,128 of 3,771
- VA rank
- #33 of 39
- Safer than
- 17% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 23%
- 5-year change
- up 15%
- Population
- 235,995
- Reporting agency
- Richmond Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Richmond Police Department (FBI ORI VA1220000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Richmond, VA
Also known as
- None Such
- Manchester
- Shockoe
- Shoccoe's
Location
Henrico County seat, Capital of Commonwealth of Virginia.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Richmond (red), Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Richmond 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 | 374.2(879) | 362.0(823) | 401.7(927) | 349.0(809) | 430.9(1,017) |
| Murder | 37.9(89) | 26.0(59) | 27.7(64) | 24.2(56) | 21.6(51) |
| Rape | 8.1(19) | 5.3(12) | 38.6(89) | 20.3(47) | 22.9(54) |
| Robbery | 111.9(263) | 97.2(221) | 108.8(251) | 97.9(227) | 107.6(254) |
| Aggravated assault | 216.2(508) | 233.6(531) | 226.6(523) | 206.6(479) | 278.8(658) |
| Property crime | 2761.3(6,487) | 3455.4(7,855) | 3768.8(8,698) | 3240.2(7,511) | 3313.2(7,819) |
| Burglary | 298.4(701) | 345.3(785) | 288.1(665) | 270.5(627) | 218.2(515) |
| Larceny | 2212.6(5,198) | 2757.3(6,268) | 2930.4(6,763) | 2424.5(5,620) | 2707.3(6,389) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 239.2(562) | 336.5(765) | 540.8(1,248) | 530.6(1,230) | 370.8(875) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Richmond, 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 Richmond 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 Richmond calculated?
- Richmond'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 Richmond 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.
Nearby cities in Virginia
Comparable Virginia cities by population.
Compare Richmond to other places
Want crime data for your application?
SpotCrime's Real-Time Crime Data API delivers incident-level data, not just aggregate grades. Used by family-safety apps, real-estate platforms, executive protection teams, and government agencies.