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Portsmouth, VA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Portsmouth crime rate is much higher than the Virginia average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #153

Portsmouth, VA	2,885.63
Virginia	1,125.21
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Portsmouth, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Portsmouth, VA	Count	9	48	173	351	1,225	3,298	315	4
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	9.3	49.8	179.4	364.0	1,270.3	3,419.9	326.6	4.1	2,676
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	17.2	51.5	112.9	277.7	1,560.5	92.1	NA	912
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Portsmouth, VA	Count	12	47	177	354	1,535	3,615	205	5
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	12.4	48.4	182.4	364.9	1,582.2	3,726.1	211.3	5.2	2,895
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	19.1	55.3	109.7	322.5	1,640.1	103.3	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Portsmouth, VA	Count	11	41	182	227	1,218	3,392	211	14
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	11.4	42.4	188.1	234.7	1,259.1	3,506.3	218.1	14.5	2,515
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	17.7	57.5	111.1	360.5	1,690.7	110.9	NA	1,002
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Portsmouth, VA	Count	12	46	235	257	1,348	3,623	266	11
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	12.4	47.6	243.1	265.8	1,394.3	3,747.6	275.1	11.4	2,827
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.7	19.0	67.1	106.9	377.9	1,751.6	120.1	NA	1,045
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Portsmouth, VA	Count	14	17	265	313	1,318	3,885	271	24
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	14.1	17.1	266.1	314.3	1,323.6	3,901.5	272.2	24.1	2,784
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	19.1	70.7	119.1	382.8	1,812.5	131.8	NA	1,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Portsmouth, VA	Count	17	20	351	319	1,184	4,163	296	14
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	16.8	19.8	347.6	315.9	1,172.6	4,123.0	293.2	13.9	2,953
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.4	19.2	79.4	123.9	400.6	1,883.4	144.9	NA	1,148
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Portsmouth, VA	Count	15	59	348	297	1,123	4,182	345	8
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	14.7	58.0	341.9	291.8	1,103.3	4,108.8	339.0	7.9	3,064
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.7	22.6	95.7	132.8	411.8	1,935.6	170.7	NA	1,236
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Portsmouth, VA	Count	17	36	326	425	1,101	3,646	302	18
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	16.8	35.5	321.9	419.6	1,087.0	3,599.8	298.2	17.8	2,925
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.3	22.6	99.2	142.6	410.9	1,873.3	182.2	NA	1,248
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Portsmouth, VA	Count	18	37	336	479	1,100	3,591	354	12
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	17.8	36.6	332.1	473.5	1,087.3	3,549.6	349.9	11.9	3,028
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.2	23.4	101.4	152.1	417.6	1,866.8	193.8	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Portsmouth, VA	Count	22	41	366	472	1,049	3,708	407	15
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	21.8	40.7	363.4	468.6	1,041.5	3,681.3	404.1	14.9	3,189
	Virginia	Per 100,000	6.1	22.7	99.2	154.8	392.1	2,035.0	211.1	NA	1,319
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Portsmouth, VA	45.00
Virginia	24.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Portsmouth, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Portsmouth, VA	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	4.1	3.1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	41
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Portsmouth, VA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	3.1	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Portsmouth, VA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Portsmouth, VA	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	2.1	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Portsmouth, VA	Count	8	6	1	0	1	0
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	8.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	80
	Virginia	Per 100,000	2.2	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Portsmouth, VA	Count	5	5	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	49
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Portsmouth, VA	Count	5	2	0	1	2	0
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	4.9	2.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	49
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Portsmouth, VA	Count	8	7	0	0	1	0
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	7.9	6.9	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	78
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.2	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Portsmouth, VA	Count	5	4	0	1	0	0
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	4.9	4.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	49
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.5	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.4	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Portsmouth, VA	2.81
Virginia	2.62
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Portsmouth, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Portsmouth, VA	Count	346	253	93
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	358.8	262.4	96.4	3.11
	Virginia	Per 100,000	286.7	226.5	60.2	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Portsmouth, VA	Count	343	247	96
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	353.5	254.6	99.0	3.04
	Virginia	Per 100,000	287.8	227.1	60.7	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Portsmouth, VA	Count	341	252	89
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	352.5	260.5	92.0	3.06
	Virginia	Per 100,000	288.7	227.4	61.3	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Portsmouth, VA	Count	335	242	93
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	346.5	250.3	96.2	2.98
	Virginia	Per 100,000	289.7	226.8	62.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Portsmouth, VA	Count	329	236	93
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	330.4	237.0	93.4	2.84
	Virginia	Per 100,000	292.4	229.8	62.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Portsmouth, VA	Count	330	241	89
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	326.8	238.7	88.1	2.83
	Virginia	Per 100,000	296.9	232.5	64.4	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Portsmouth, VA	Count	323	233	90
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	317.3	228.9	88.4	2.73
	Virginia	Per 100,000	305.7	237.6	68.1	2.72
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Portsmouth, VA	Count	338	245	93
	Portsmouth, VA	Per 100,000	333.7	241.9	91.8	2.88
	Virginia	Per 100,000	302.3	234.5	67.8	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Portsmouth, VA	Count	352	248	104
2005	Portsmouth, VA	Count	334	242	92