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
8/10
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.
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
- 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: Richmond'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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