Hampton, VA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hampton, VA Summary

Crime in Hampton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Hampton over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Hampton:

  • There were 4,322 total crimes committed in Hampton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,129.6 total crimes per 100K people in Hampton.
  • The overall crime rate in Hampton is 47.68% above the national average.
  • Hampton ranks #106 safest out of 133 cities in Virginia.
  • Hampton ranks #8,703 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Hampton Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hampton is 3,129.6 per 100,000 people. That's 47.68% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 75.08% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,787.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hampton
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,322 3,129.6 1,787.6 2,119.2
Murder 15 10.9 4.8 5.0
Robbery 78 56.5 33.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 209 151.3 152.2 256.0
Violent Crime 342 247.6 217.9 359.0
Burglary 290 210.0 108.7 229.0
Larceny 3,360 2,433.0 1,315.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 330 239.0 145.1 259.0
Property Crime 3,980 2,882.0 1,569.7 1,760.0

Hampton Crime Compared To Virginia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Virginia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Hampton

342
Violent Crimes
247.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-31.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 342 violent crimes in Hampton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hampton is 247.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 403.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hampton each year. That compares to a 1 in 458.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -31.02% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.65% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 217.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hampton

3,980
Property Crimes
2,882.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
63.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,980 property crimes in Hampton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hampton is 2,882.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hampton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 63.75% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 83.60% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,569.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hampton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Norfolk, VA 230,460 9,776 4,242.0 3,772.5 469.5
Newport News, VA 183,563 5,786 3,152.1 2,416.1 736.0
Portsmouth, VA 97,156 4,482 4,613.2 3,860.8 752.4
Poquoson, VA 12,788 125 977.5 664.7 312.8
Smithfield, VA 9,137 117 1,280.5 1,105.4 175.1

Hampton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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