Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025

Williamsburg, VA Crime Grade

How Williamsburg 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.

B

National

5/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

B

Virginia

4/10

vs. Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2025, the violent crime rate in Williamsburg, VA was 166.5 per 100,000 residents (27 incidents over a population of 16,216). That puts Williamsburg 49% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 18% below the Virginia statewide rate of 203.3.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

Per 100,000 residents. Williamsburg (red), Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

Williamsburg 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.

Offense20212022202320242025
Violent crime305.1(47)209.0(33)247.7(40)192.6(31)166.5(27)
Murder13.0(2)0.0(0)0.0(0)6.2(1)0.0(0)
Rape32.5(5)25.3(4)31.0(5)31.1(5)37.0(6)
Robbery51.9(8)19.0(3)24.8(4)24.8(4)24.7(4)
Aggravated assault207.7(32)164.7(26)192.0(31)130.5(21)104.8(17)
Property crime1291.7(199)1576.9(249)1368.7(221)1230.0(198)1116.2(181)
Burglary19.5(3)63.3(10)37.2(6)62.1(10)37.0(6)
Larceny1220.3(188)1469.3(232)1282.0(207)1136.8(183)992.8(161)
Motor vehicle theft38.9(6)44.3(7)49.5(8)24.8(4)86.3(14)

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: Williamsburg'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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