Safest Places to Live in Virginia of March 2024

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Last Update: March 11, 2023 Living

Virginia is located in the southeast of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

It was the first colonial possession, hence its nickname, the ‘Old Dominion.’ Another nickname of Virginia is the ‘Mother of Presidents’ since as many as eight US presidents were born there, more than in any other state. Being the first colony, it had had a very turbulent history. It played critical roles in the American Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

Virginia’s capital is Richmond, the most populous city in Virginia Beach, with around 450,000 people. Virginia is the 12th most populous state, with close to 8,5 million residents.

Ranking Criteria

ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:

Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000

This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.

The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 5,000 residents were not included in the list.

30 Safest Places in Virginia of March 2024

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Bridgewater6 16700,00
2Wytheville7 90950,63
3Falls Church15 008100,67
4Fairfax City24 689180,73
5Purcellville10 34680,77
6Big Stone Gap5 17040,77
7Abingdon7 93370,88
8Salem25 590230,90
9Covington5 37250,93
10Lexington7 10770,98
11Blacksburg44 948501,11
12Buena Vista6 15671,14
13Manassas Park17 602211,19
14Vienna16 660201,20
15Virginia Beach449 0385811,29
16Dumfries5 26571,33
17Christiansburg22 700311,37
18Bedford6 58891,37
19Warrenton9 977141,40
20Williamsburg14 965221,47
21Culpeper18 873321,70
22Alexandria162 2582881,77
23Strasburg6 686121,79
24Front Royal15 336281,83
25Leesburg55 4611021,84
26Poquoson12 126231,90
27Woodstock5 267101,90
28Smithfield8 485172,00
29Franklin7 899162,03
30Staunton24 931512,05

Crime Score in All Cities in Virginia of March 2024

If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Virginia cities.

We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:

  • Under 3,000 Residents
  • 3,000 – 10,000 Residents
  • 10,000 – 30,000 Residents
  • 30,000 – 100,000 Residents
  • Over 100,000 Residents

(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)

These are the results that we got:

Under 3,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1White Stone33400,00
2Pocahontas35400,00
3Haysi47200,00
4La Crosse57300,00
5Damascus78700,00
6Parksley81000,00
7Middleburg86400,00
8Independence89600,00
9Glasgow1 11100,00
10Kenbridge1 18000,00
11Bowling Green1 18700,00
12Clintwood1 28700,00
13Middletown1 39600,00
14Glade Spring1 42600,00
15Chatham1 43300,00
16Rural Retreat1 45300,00
17Warsaw1 48800,00
18Chilhowie1 71000,00
19Haymarket1 74000,00
20Shenandoah2 33500,00
21Grottoes2 86010,35
22New Market2 25610,44
23Stephens City2 06910,48
24Narrows1 95510,51
25Louisa1 72110,58
26Pennington Gap1 71610,58
27Stanley1 67010,60
28Dayton1 63610,61
29Kilmarnock1 41010,71
30Pearisburg2 63920,76
31Weber City1 20410,83
32Gretna1 19710,84
33Occoquan1 10910,90
34Pembroke1 08510,92
35Cedar Bluff1 00311,00
36Lawrenceville99311,01
37Wise2 92631,03
38Elkton2 90031,03
39Jonesville93111,07
40Coeburn1 85721,08
41Grundy90011,11
42Dublin2 60431,15
43St. Paul86211,16
44Rich Creek74311,35
45Amherst2 17931,38
46Chincoteague2 87241,39
47Mount Jackson2 11531,42
48Windsor2 76341,45
49Timberville2 69741,48
50Honaker1 33021,50
51Saltville1 91031,57
52Hurt1 22621,63
53Halifax1 21721,64
54Brookneal1 09821,82
55Victoria1 60331,87
56Onley50012,00
57Waverly1 94942,05
58Gate City1 85742,15
59Chase City2 21252,26
60Onancock1 21032,48
61Hillsville2 64472,65
62Gordonsville1 62163,70
63Appalachia1 54463,89
64Cape Charles1 00243,99
65Crewe2 14894,19
66Exmore1 36896,58
67Tappahannock2 391197,95

3,000 – 10,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Broadway3 97300,00
2Bridgewater6 16700,00
3Berryville4 36310,23
4Wytheville7 90950,63
5Big Stone Gap5 17040,77
6Abingdon7 93370,88
7West Point3 25430,92
8Covington5 37250,93
9Lexington7 10770,98
10Buena Vista6 15671,14
11Dumfries5 26571,33
12Bedford6 58891,37
13Warrenton9 977141,40
14Norton3 94061,52
15Strasburg6 686121,79
16South Hill4 33581,85
17Bluefield4 82291,87
18Woodstock5 267101,90
19Smithfield8 485172,00
20Franklin7 899162,03
21Tazewell4 14092,17
22Luray4 853112,27
23Clifton Forge3 46582,31
24Emporia5 000122,40
25Ashland7 916192,40
26Lebanon3 14892,86
27Orange5 092152,95
28Colonial Beach3 593113,06
29Richlands5 198163,08
30Vinton8 110273,33
31South Boston7 601283,68
32Pulaski8 683343,92
33Farmville7 830313,96
34Rocky Mount4 744204,22
35Marion5 593244,29
36Galax6 320294,59

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Falls Church15 008100,67
2Fairfax City24 689180,73
3Purcellville10 34680,77
4Salem25 590230,90
5Manassas Park17 602211,19
6Vienna16 660201,20
7Christiansburg22 700311,37
8Williamsburg14 965221,47
9Culpeper18 873321,70
10Front Royal15 336281,83
11Poquoson12 126231,90
12Staunton24 931512,05
13Radford18 487452,43
14Waynesboro22 711572,51
15Herndon24 693642,59
16Winchester28 201802,84
17Bristol16 234523,20
18Hopewell22 461753,34
19Colonial Heights17 793713,99
20Martinsville12 726665,19

30,000 – 100,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Blacksburg44 948501,11
2Leesburg55 4611021,84
3Harrisonburg54 3871122,06
4Manassas41 8501032,46
5Danville40 1911122,79
6Suffolk91 4862702,95
7Charlottesville48 4531573,24
8Lynchburg82 5123163,83
9Roanoke99 7523863,87
10Petersburg31 2732347,48
11Portsmouth93 9918899,46

Over 100,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Virginia Beach449 0385811,29
2Alexandria162 2582881,77
3Hampton133 1733932,95
4Chesapeake243 7261 1124,56
5Richmond230 7211 0684,63
6Norfolk242 8131 3255,46
7Newport News177 3191 0565,96

How safe do you feel?

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