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

Crime Index, #154

Richmond, VA	2,950.02
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.

Richmond, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Richmond, VA	Count	41	39	569	605	1,685	5,969	734	44
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	18.9	18.0	262.5	279.1	777.4	2,753.9	338.6	20.3	2,294
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	37	43	624	623	1,817	5,949	938	50
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	17.4	20.2	293.2	292.7	853.7	2,795.2	440.7	23.5	2,442
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	42	38	633	635	2,030	6,138	935	50
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	20.2	18.3	304.6	305.6	976.9	2,953.8	450.0	24.1	2,610
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	36	44	676	672	1,886	5,833	928	58
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	17.4	21.3	327.1	325.2	912.6	2,822.6	449.1	28.1	2,572
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	41	40	735	690	1,783	5,918	866	43
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	19.9	19.4	357.0	335.1	866.0	2,874.4	420.6	20.9	2,629
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	37	35	850	709	1,555	5,822	972	60
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	18.2	17.2	418.2	348.9	765.1	2,864.7	478.3	29.5	2,675
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	31	53	779	725	1,787	5,331	1,030	51
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	15.5	26.5	390.1	363.1	895.0	2,669.9	515.8	25.5	2,688
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	51	53	973	760	1,857	5,816	1,293	49
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	26.6	27.6	507.3	396.3	968.3	3,032.6	674.2	25.5	3,275
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	76	76	987	902	2,284	6,351	1,457	70
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	38.8	38.8	504.3	460.9	1,167.0	3,245.1	744.5	35.8	3,763
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	84	80	1,196	1,025	2,529	8,168	2,201	83
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	43.0	41.0	612.5	524.9	1,295.1	4,182.9	1,127.2	42.5	4,553
	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

Richmond, VA	35.00
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.

Richmond, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Richmond, VA	Count	3	0	1	1	1	0
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	1.4	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	13
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	4
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	5	1	0	4	0	0
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	2.4	0.5	0.0	1.9	0.0	0.0	24
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	3	0	1	0	2	0
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	14
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	6	3	0	1	1	1
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	29
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	10	6	3	1	0	0
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	4.9	3.0	1.5	0.5	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	Richmond, VA	Count	9	6	0	2	1	0
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	4.5	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	45
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	12	4	3	4	1	0
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	6.3	2.1	1.6	2.1	0.5	0.0	62
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	15	5	4	3	3	0
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	7.7	2.6	2.0	1.5	1.5	0.0	76
	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

Richmond, VA	3.82
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.

Richmond, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Richmond, VA	Count	816	692	124
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	376.5	319.3	57.2	3.48
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	866	703	163
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	406.9	330.3	76.6	3.69
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	940	719	221
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	452.4	346.0	106.4	3.99
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	885	727	158
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	428.3	351.8	76.5	3.90
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	893	729	164
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	433.7	354.1	79.7	3.94
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	872	724	148
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	429.1	356.2	72.8	3.93
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	1,012	733	279
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	506.8	367.1	139.7	4.37
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	930	702	228
	Richmond, VA	Per 100,000	484.9	366.0	118.9	4.25
	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	Richmond, VA	Count	923	690	233
2005	Richmond, VA	Count	890	696	194