Suffolk, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Suffolk, VA Summary

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

  • There were 2,224 total crimes committed in Suffolk the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,267.9 total crimes per 100K people in Suffolk.
  • The overall crime rate in Suffolk is -2.42% below the national average.
  • Suffolk ranks #97 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Suffolk ranks #7,088 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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Suffolk Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Suffolk is 2,267.9 per 100,000 people. That's -2.42% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 36.20% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Suffolk
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,224 2,267.9 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 12 12.2 6.1 6.3
Robbery 60 61.2 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 360 367.1 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 467 476.2 208.7 369.8
Burglary 102 104.0 133.5 269.8
Larceny 1,487 1,516.3 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 168 171.3 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 1,757 1,791.7 1,456.4 1,954.4

Suffolk 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 Suffolk

467
Violent Crimes
476.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
28.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 467 violent crimes in Suffolk in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Suffolk is 476.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 210.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Suffolk each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 28.78% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 128.23% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Suffolk

1,757
Property Crimes
1,791.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-8.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,757 property crimes in Suffolk in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Suffolk is 1,791.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Suffolk each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -8.33% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.02% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Suffolk

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
Elizabeth, NJ 134,065 4,065 3,032.1 2,551.7 480.4
Poquoson, VA 12,738 82 643.7 478.9 164.9
Smithfield, VA 8,827 116 1,314.1 1,087.6 226.6
Franklin, VA 8,292 302 3,642.1 3,123.5 518.6
Edenton, NC 4,400 98 2,227.3 1,863.6 363.6

Suffolk SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
5
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