Portsmouth, Virginia Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 731 violent crimes in Portsmouth VA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 752.4. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 9%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other Virginia cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Portsmouth, VA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Portsmouth, VA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 609 611.59
2011 550 568.91
2012 461 476.54
2013 590 608.14
2014 581 602.48
2015 670 698.81
2016 758 791.12
2017 677 711.88
2018 749 794.97
2019 889 945.84
2020 867 920.33
2021 731 769.94
2022 858 875.48
2023 798 825.67
2024 731 752.40