Hopewell, VA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hopewell, VA Summary

Crime in Hopewell research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Hopewell 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 Hopewell:

  • There were 553 total crimes committed in Hopewell in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,420.9 total crimes per 100K people in Hopewell.
  • The overall crime rate in Hopewell is 14.23% above the national average.
  • Hopewell ranks #92 safest out of 133 cities in Virginia.
  • Hopewell ranks #7,937 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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Hopewell Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hopewell is 2,420.9 per 100,000 people. That's 14.23% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 35.43% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,787.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hopewell
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 553 2,420.9 1,787.6 2,119.2
Murder 6 26.3 4.8 5.0
Robbery 5 21.9 33.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 71 310.8 152.2 256.0
Violent Crime 87 380.9 217.9 359.0
Burglary 32 140.1 108.7 229.0
Larceny 323 1,414.0 1,315.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 111 485.9 145.1 259.0
Property Crime 466 2,040.0 1,569.7 1,760.0

Hopewell 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 Hopewell

87
Violent Crimes
380.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
6.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 87 violent crimes in Hopewell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hopewell is 380.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 262.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hopewell each year. That compares to a 1 in 458.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 6.09% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 74.78% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 217.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hopewell

466
Property Crimes
2,040.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 466 property crimes in Hopewell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hopewell is 2,040.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hopewell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 15.91% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.96% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,569.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hopewell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Richmond, VA 231,805 8,151 3,516.3 3,179.4 336.9
Petersburg, VA 33,538 1,319 3,932.9 2,889.3 1,043.6
Colonial Heights, VA 18,605 678 3,644.2 3,181.9 462.2

Hopewell SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8
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