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Violent crimes in Virginia

Violent crimes in Virginia was 18,284 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 6.7% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count18,284
Change on 2024-6.7%
Rank21st of 51US states ranked
Series high24,1601993
Series low15,6421979

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Violent crimes in Virginia, 1979 to 2025

14K16K18K20K22K24K26K19791986199320002007201420251979: 15,642 count1980: 16,355 count1981: 17,456 count1982: 16,970 count1983: 16,236 count1984: 16,660 count1985: 16,813 count1986: 17,708 count1987: 17,414 count1988: 17,940 count1989: 19,057 count1990: 21,694 count1991: 23,459 count1992: 23,907 count1993: 24,160 count1994: 23,437 count1995: 23,921 count1996: 22,782 count1997: 23,249 count1998: 22,115 count1999: 21,626 count2000: 19,943 count2001: 20,939 count2002: 21,256 count2003: 20,490 count2004: 20,608 count2005: 21,434 count2006: 21,683 count2007: 21,035 count2008: 20,031 count2009: 18,195 count2010: 17,184 count2011: 16,014 count2012: 15,676 count2013: 16,355 count2014: 16,522 count2015: 16,705 count2016: 18,495 count2017: 17,811 count2018: 17,357 count2019: 17,916 count2020: 17,925 count2021: 19,526 count2022: 20,624 count2023: 21,101 count2024: 19,605 count2025: 18,284 count15K17.5K20K22.5K25K19791995201120251979: 15,642 count1980: 16,355 count1981: 17,456 count1982: 16,970 count1983: 16,236 count1984: 16,660 count1985: 16,813 count1986: 17,708 count1987: 17,414 count1988: 17,940 count1989: 19,057 count1990: 21,694 count1991: 23,459 count1992: 23,907 count1993: 24,160 count1994: 23,437 count1995: 23,921 count1996: 22,782 count1997: 23,249 count1998: 22,115 count1999: 21,626 count2000: 19,943 count2001: 20,939 count2002: 21,256 count2003: 20,490 count2004: 20,608 count2005: 21,434 count2006: 21,683 count2007: 21,035 count2008: 20,031 count2009: 18,195 count2010: 17,184 count2011: 16,014 count2012: 15,676 count2013: 16,355 count2014: 16,522 count2015: 16,705 count2016: 18,495 count2017: 17,811 count2018: 17,357 count2019: 17,916 count2020: 17,925 count2021: 19,526 count2022: 20,624 count2023: 21,101 count2024: 19,605 count2025: 18,284 count
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-08-14.
All 47 values
Periodcount
202518,284
202419,605
202321,101
202220,624
202119,526
202017,925
201917,916
201817,357
201717,811
201618,495
201516,705
201416,522
201316,355
201215,676
201116,014
201017,184
200918,195
200820,031
200721,035
200621,683
200521,434
200420,608
200320,490
200221,256
200120,939
200019,943
199921,626
199822,115
199723,249
199622,782
199523,921
199423,437
199324,160
199223,907
199123,459
199021,694
198919,057
198817,940
198717,414
198617,708
198516,813
198416,660
198316,236
198216,970
198117,456
198016,355
197915,642

Compared with United States

Place2025
Virginia18,284
United States1,119,768

Virginia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 18,090 countAlaska: 5,377 countArizona: 28,814 countArkansas: 16,564 countCalifornia: 170,300 countColorado: 25,353 countConnecticut: 4,043 countDelaware: 3,677 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,570 countFlorida: 61,203 countGeorgia: 33,554 countHawaii: 2,938 countIdaho: 4,410 countIllinois: 31,924 countIndiana: 17,737 countIowa: 7,574 countKansas: 13,613 countKentucky: 9,770 countLouisiana: 23,788 countMaine: 1,319 countMaryland: 22,432 countMassachusetts: 21,657 countMichigan: 42,157 countMinnesota: 13,031 countMississippi: 6,704 countMissouri: 26,196 countMontana: 4,797 countNebraska: 4,408 countNevada: 12,445 countNew Hampshire: 1,664 countNew Jersey: 18,508 countNew Mexico: 13,213 countNew York: 73,681 countNorth Carolina: 36,991 countNorth Dakota: 1,903 countOhio: 32,796 countOklahoma: 16,810 countOregon: 13,300 countPennsylvania: 29,613 countRhode Island: 1,606 countSouth Carolina: 21,590 countSouth Dakota: 2,875 countTennessee: 36,014 countTexas: 109,357 countUtah: 8,340 countVermont: 1,382 countVirginia: 18,284 countWashington: 22,715 countWest Virginia: 4,269 countWisconsin: 14,353 countWyoming: 1,059 count
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Violent crimes, 2025, count. Virginia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Estimated number of violent crimes: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault known to law enforcement. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Rape is counted under the revised definition from 2013 and the legacy definition before. FBI estimates for the whole population: agencies that did not report, or reported part of the year, are filled in by the FBI. The FBI revises earlier years in each annual release, and from 2021 the estimates are built from incident-based (NIBRS) reports. The national series has no values for 2017 to 2020 in the FBI estimates file.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. (2026). FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime (Violent crimes, Virginia, 1979 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads

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FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, Virginia, 1979 to 2025. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 14 Aug. 2026, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/virginia. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2026. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Violent crimes, Virginia, 1979 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/virginia.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2026) FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, Virginia, 1979 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/virginia (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime: Violent crimes, Virginia, 1979 to 2025}},
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What is the violent crimes in Virginia?

Violent crimes in Virginia was 18,284 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 6.7% from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest violent crimes in Virginia?

24,160 in 1993, the highest value since 1979 in this series.

Violent crimes elsewhere in United States

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