Hampton, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Hampton:

  • There were 4,410 total crimes committed in Hampton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,176.2 total crimes per 100K people in Hampton.
  • The overall crime rate in Hampton is 36.66% above the national average.
  • Hampton ranks #121 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Hampton ranks #8,324 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 3,176.2 per 100,000 people. That's 36.66% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 90.76% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hampton
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,410 3,176.2 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 21 15.1 6.1 6.3
Robbery 86 61.9 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 223 160.6 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 375 270.1 208.7 369.8
Burglary 274 197.3 133.5 269.8
Larceny 3,387 2,439.4 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 374 269.4 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 4,035 2,906.2 1,456.4 1,954.4

Hampton Crime Compared To Virginia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Virginia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Hampton

375
Violent Crimes
270.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 375 violent crimes in Hampton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hampton is 270.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 370.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hampton each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.96% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 29.44% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hampton

4,035
Property Crimes
2,906.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
48.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,035 property crimes in Hampton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hampton is 2,906.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.4 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 48.70% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 99.54% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 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 233,419 13,012 5,574.5 4,871.9 702.6
Newport News, VA 183,903 5,354 2,911.3 2,301.8 609.6
Portsmouth, VA 98,003 5,642 5,757.0 4,881.5 875.5
Poquoson, VA 12,738 82 643.7 478.9 164.9
Smithfield, VA 8,827 116 1,314.1 1,087.6 226.6

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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