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The number of violent crimes rose by 8% from 2011 to 2020, and the rate of violent crimes (per 100,000 population) increased by 1%. Murder and aggravated assault were the violent index crimes that increased in both number and rate from 2011 to 2020. Forcible rape and robbery decreased in both number and rate from 2011 to 2020.
7 Ιουν 2021 · RICHMOND – Virginia’s official and only comprehensive report on local and statewide crime figures for 2020, is now available online. The Crime in Virginia report continues to provide precise rates and occurrences of crimes committed in towns, cities and counties across the Commonwealth.
The volume of violent index crime in Virginia increased over the last decade. The number of violent crimes rose by 18% from 2012 to 2021, and the rate of violent crimes (per 100,000 population) increased by 11%. From 2020 to 2021, the total number of violent crimes reported and the violent crime rate both increased by 7%.
Overall, the violent crime rate increased in 2021 to 194.4 (per 100,000 population) from 183.0 in 2020. There were 16,823 violent crime offenses reported in 2021 compared to 15,713 violent crime offenses reported in 2020, representing a 7.1% increase.
This report provides information about the crime and drug arrest trends in Virginia between 2012 to 2021. Illegal drug sales and possession arrests decreased 61% from 2012 to 2021. The rate of drug arrests per 100,000 arrest-age population also experienced a decline of 63%.
• In 2012, Virginia’s violent crime rate ranked 47th out of the 50 states. In 2020, Virginia’s violent crime rate ranked 45th out of the 50 states in the U.S. Only New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine reported a violent crime rate lower than Virginia in 2020.
The following 2022 crime figures in Virginia are presented in the report: The number of reported homicides increased from 562 to 621 (10.5%). The murder/non-negligent manslaughter rate increased from 6.49 in 2021 to 7.14 in 2022 (per 100,000 population).
