How has crime changed in Virginia since 1985?

Police in Virginia reported about 210 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 375 in 1992, and 1,394 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 4,269 in 1991. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Virginia and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Virginia Violent, U.S. Property, Virginia Property, U.S.
1985 294.7 570.3 3,524.0 4,780.0
1986 306.0 633.6 3,593.2 5,015.3
1987 295.0 624.9 3,703.5 5,090.1
1988 299.2 630.2 3,913.1 5,045.9
1989 312.5 680.5 3,933.4 5,211.5
1990 351.7 749.8 4,133.5 5,227.0
1991 373.2 798.1 4,269.2 5,388.4
1992 374.9 785.4 3,954.2 5,089.3
1993 372.2 764.1 3,775.5 4,814.1
1994 355.7 740.4 3,691.8 4,752.4
1995 361.5 720.6 3,665.2 4,796.6
1996 340.3 658.8 3,646.1 4,553.0
1997 345.1 644.9 3,554.6 4,494.7
1998 320.6 603.8 3,307.0 4,212.6
1999 296.7 545.8 2,868.9 3,872.6
2000 289.7 534.4 2,770.2 3,751.7
2001 287.5 529.5 2,849.9 3,801.5
2002 289.0 512.9 2,859.9 3,737.7
2003 275.6 493.7 2,724.4 3,704.0
2004 275.5 478.6 2,697.7 3,599.4
2005 282.5 483.0 2,678.4 3,518.3
2006 282.6 486.9 2,501.1 3,397.1
2007 272.3 477.9 2,502.5 3,316.1
2008 257.9 463.7 2,552.5 3,252.3
2009 230.0 436.8 2,473.3 3,076.7
2010 214.8 408.1 2,357.6 2,963.4
2011 197.8 390.1 2,274.4 2,925.7
2012 191.3 390.7 2,193.4 2,881.3
2013 197.9 378.2 2,087.7 2,759.3
2014 198.3 373.7 1,953.0 2,591.8
2015 199.3 384.6 1,892.9 2,495.2
2016 219.2 399.5 1,873.1 2,469.1
2017 211.7 397.5 1,805.5 2,372.4
2018 205.9 384.8 1,684.5 2,206.8
2019 212.7 381.0 1,659.5 2,109.0
2020 215.7 399.3 1,480.7 1,955.3
2021 227.7 360.9 1,465.5 1,762.2
2022 239.9 398.2 1,726.3 1,998.5
2023 243.5 385.6 1,685.9 1,950.5
2024 224.0 363.4 1,592.6 1,766.8
2025 210.4 329.3 1,394.0 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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