Table 8

VIRGINIA
Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
by State by City, 2005

City Population Violent crime Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Forcible rape Robbery Aggravated assault Property crime Burglary Larceny-theft Motor vehicle theft Arson1
Abingdon 8,053 17 1 4 3 9 376 35 318 23 0
Alexandria 130,056 462 3 22 199 238 3,331 294 2,570 467 11
Altavista 3,415 7 0 0 3 4 133 15 108 10 0
Amherst 2,253 4 0 0 0 4 31 7 23 1 0
Appalachia 1,800 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 34 2 0
Ashland 7,043 28 0 6 14 8 290 31 242 17 1
Bedford 6,319 21 1 1 8 11 165 16 146 3 0
Berryville 3,155 10 0 1 2 7 94 20 73 1 1
Big Stone Gap 5,917 12 2 1 1 8 178 27 147 4 0
Blacksburg 39,778 55 0 8 13 34 562 105 435 22 4
Blackstone 3,644 25 0 2 4 19 156 26 120 10 2
Bluefield 5,103 5 0 0 1 4 202 26 173 3 1
Boykins 612 2 0 0 0 2 10 1 9 0 0
Bridgewater 5,377 1 0 0 0 1 42 11 29 2 1
Bristol 17,558 89 2 8 16 63 789 108 640 41 4
Broadway 2,464 2 0 0 0 2 10 3 7 0 0
Brookneal 1,262 5 0 0 1 4 11 4 7 0 1
Cedar Bluff 1,092 3 0 0 0 3 15 5 8 2 0
Charlottesville 37,133 307 2 35 72 198 1,875 264 1,442 169 11
Chase City 2,428 5 1 0 0 4 81 6 75 0 1
Chesapeake 217,823 1,117 14 51 298 754 7,870 1,426 5,905 539 26
Chilhowie 1,810 5 0 0 0 5 34 8 24 2 0
Chincoteague 4,480 8 0 0 2 6 74 14 55 5 1
Christiansburg 17,747 28 0 5 5 18 638 76 518 44 3
Clarksville 1,314 2 0 0 1 1 17 1 16 0 1
Clifton Forge 4,726 8 0 0 0 8 91 28 61 2 1
Clinchco 418 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clintwood 1,533 2 0 0 0 2 39 10 29 0 1
Coeburn 2,014 5 1 1 1 2 25 8 13 4 1
Colonial Beach 3,349 3 0 0 0 3 64 6 50 8 0
Colonial Heights 17,764 37 1 3 11 22 797 69 685 43 16
Courtland 1,261 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Covington 6,346 13 0 2 1 10 173 28 140 5 3
Crewe 2,348 5 0 1 1 3 49 0 47 2 1
Culpeper 11,230 42 0 7 13 22 493 43 436 14 2
Danville 47,040 248 8 12 88 140 2,178 322 1,745 111 13
Dayton 1,364 1 0 1 0 0 13 0 10 3 0
Dublin 2,259 1 0 0 1 0 89 5 82 2 1
Dumfries 4,918 14 0 0 7 7 131 26 79 26 0
Elkton 2,067 3 0 0 1 2 19 10 6 3 0
Emporia 5,756 53 0 7 17 29 441 52 374 15 2
Exmore 1,425 3 0 0 2 1 21 11 10 0 0
Falls Church 10,937 23 0 2 12 9 319 34 243 42 9
Farmville 7,112 3 1 0 1 1 104 22 78 4 0
Franklin 8,593 52 0 2 27 23 300 42 239 19 0
Fredericksburg 20,753 109 0 14 41 54 974 77 835 62 6
Front Royal 14,415 29 0 5 7 17 451 46 357 48 3
Galax 6,753 41 0 8 4 29 299 33 252 14 1
Gate City 2,110 6 0 0 0 6 60 8 47 5 0
Gordonsville 1,600 1 0 0 0 1 51 2 45 4 0
Grottoes 2,197 0 0 0 0 0 16 2 13 1 0
Grundy 1,037 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 16 1 0
Hampton 148,057 595 11 47 276 261 5,388 887 3,941 560 50
Harrisonburg 41,659 98 2 14 35 47 1,164 205 883 76 5
Herndon 21,979 46 0 6 10 30 394 39 328 27 3
Hillsville 2,782 14 0 3 0 11 86 11 67 8 0
Honaker 935 1 0 0 0 1 22 7 13 2 3
Hopewell 22,692 174 0 11 56 107 1,168 265 765 138 16
Hurt 1,266 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
Independence 943 1 0 0 0 1 11 2 8 1 0
Jonesville 1,004 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 5 0 0
Kenbridge 1,331 4 0 1 1 2 15 8 5 2 0
La Crosse 615 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 6 1 0
Lawrenceville 1,252 7 0 0 1 6 23 6 16 1 0
Lebanon 3,274 10 0 1 2 7 147 16 128 3 0
Leesburg 35,331 84 0 8 22 54 720 40 631 49 1
Lexington 7,010 7 0 0 5 2 102 14 82 6 1
Louisa 1,498 1 0 0 0 1 35 6 28 1 0
Luray 4,948 6 1 2 0 3 140 13 121 6 1
Lynchburg 65,869 257 6 23 73 155 2,390 412 1,805 173 15
Manassas 38,158 188 0 21 64 103 1,196 137 937 122 12
Marion 6,257 30 2 2 0 26 278 25 240 13 2
Martinsville 15,256 55 0 3 21 31 509 74 410 25 8
Middleburg 854 0 0 0 0 0 34 5 28 1 0
Mount Jackson 1,757 2 0 0 0 2 27 4 22 1 0
Narrows 2,176 1 0 0 0 1 28 7 19 2 0
New Market 1,824 1 0 0 0 1 12 3 8 1 0
Newport News 184,538 1,439 20 103 542 774 8,216 1,470 5,887 859 75
Norfolk 241,267 1,841 59 92 886 804 13,061 1,769 10,153 1,139 43
Norton 3,807 11 0 2 0 9 233 20 204 9 0
Onancock 1,515 2 0 0 1 1 65 6 55 4 0
Onley 505 2 0 0 1 1 35 0 33 2 0
Orange 4,389 11 1 2 1 7 159 12 143 4 1
Pearisburg 2,809 3 0 0 1 2 74 7 63 4 0
Petersburg 33,230 364 9 25 149 181 2,625 803 1,534 288 25
Pocahontas 439 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
Poquoson 11,869 4 0 0 0 4 166 21 136 9 1
Portsmouth 100,724 901 22 41 366 472 5,164 1,049 3,708 407 15
Pound 1,100 5 0 0 1 4 42 7 32 3 1
Pulaski 9,301 35 0 3 9 23 448 103 325 20 3
Purcellville 4,544 7 0 4 1 2 142 10 128 4 0
Quantico 621 1 0 1 0 0 17 6 11 0 0
Radford 14,983 50 0 10 8 32 517 129 357 31 9
Richlands 4,179 8 0 1 4 3 210 40 166 4 2
Richmond 195,271 2,385 84 80 1,196 1,025 12,898 2,529 8,168 2,201 83
Roanoke 93,685 895 16 55 228 596 6,369 1,011 4,912 446 37
Rocky Mount 4,621 13 0 2 1 10 145 6 135 4 0
Rural Retreat 1,360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salem 24,698 31 0 5 13 13 636 78 521 37 1
Saltville 2,304 4 0 3 0 1 59 24 34 1 2
Shenandoah 1,904 0 0 0 0 0 43 13 29 1 0
South Boston 8,269 34 0 1 9 24 391 63 313 15 3
South Hill 4,648 33 1 0 6 26 204 27 165 12 1
Stanley 1,354 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 1
Stephens City 1,240 2 0 1 0 1 42 6 35 1 0
St. Paul 981 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Strasburg 4,248 6 0 0 0 6 123 9 112 2 1
Suffolk 77,691 466 9 34 119 304 2,743 434 2,192 117 43
Tappahannock 2,175 20 2 1 5 12 217 29 181 7 3
Tazewell 4,219 9 0 2 1 6 134 24 103 7 0
Timberville 1,728 3 0 0 0 3 11 2 8 1 0
Victoria 1,802 1 0 1 0 0 24 3 17 4 0
Vinton 7,854 11 0 2 3 6 291 35 237 19 1
Virginia Beach 446,448 1,140 20 96 622 402 13,342 2,213 10,376 753 116
Warrenton 8,415 25 0 2 6 17 186 21 162 3 1
Warsaw 1,387 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 0 0
Waverly 2,231 8 0 1 0 7 36 8 26 2 0
Waynesboro 21,054 97 2 9 16 70 722 116 566 40 10
Weber City 1,307 1 0 0 0 1 35 7 28 0 0
West Point 3,029 3 0 0 1 2 49 5 41 3 1
Williamsburg 11,630 23 1 3 13 6 307 26 259 22 0
Winchester 25,137 118 1 6 34 77 1,373 135 1,177 61 8
Wise 3,280 2 0 1 0 1 128 11 109 8 1
Woodstock 4,213 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 20 0 0
Wytheville 8,031 12 0 3 4 5 311 35 263 13 2

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