Smithfield, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Smithfield, VA Summary

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

  • There were 116 total crimes committed in Smithfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,314.1 total crimes per 100K people in Smithfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Smithfield is -43.46% below the national average.
  • Smithfield ranks #52 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Smithfield ranks #4,769 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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Smithfield Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Smithfield is 1,314.1 per 100,000 people. That's -43.46% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -21.08% lower than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Smithfield
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 116 1,314.1 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 7 79.3 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 147.3 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 20 226.6 208.7 369.8
Burglary 2 22.7 133.5 269.8
Larceny 89 1,008.3 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 56.6 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 96 1,087.6 1,456.4 1,954.4

Smithfield 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 Smithfield

20
Violent Crimes
226.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Smithfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Smithfield is 226.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 441.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Smithfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 8.59% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Smithfield

96
Property Crimes
1,087.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 96 property crimes in Smithfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Smithfield is 1,087.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Smithfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.33% lower than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Smithfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Virginia Beach, VA 457,556 7,769 1,697.9 1,610.5 87.4
Chesapeake, VA 253,745 6,161 2,428.0 2,010.7 417.3
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
Hampton, VA 138,843 4,410 3,176.2 2,906.2 270.1
Suffolk, VA 98,065 2,224 2,267.9 1,791.7 476.2
Portsmouth, VA 98,003 5,642 5,757.0 4,881.5 875.5
Colonial Heights, VA 18,419 686 3,724.4 3,420.4 304.0
Poquoson, VA 12,738 82 643.7 478.9 164.9
Franklin, VA 8,292 302 3,642.1 3,123.5 518.6

Smithfield SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
6
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