Richmond, Virginia Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 781 violent crimes in Richmond VA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 336.92. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 6%.

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.
Richmond, VA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Richmond, VA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 1506 731.48
2011 1428 691.01
2012 1348 648.70
2013 1327 623.50
2014 1254 578.55
2015 1139 515.85
2018 1190 517.56
2019 1068 462.90
2020 814 348.83
2021 879 374.16
2022 818 359.84
2023 825 357.47
2024 781 336.92