Richmond, VA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in the Richmond area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Richmond area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Richmond, VA Safe from Murder?

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Richmond is in the 25th percentile for safety, meaning 75% of cities are safer and 25% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Richmond area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in the Richmond area is 0.0892 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Richmond area generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in the Richmond area may be as high as 1 in 7,330 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,134 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Richmond, VA: about 23 per year. The northeast part of the Richmond area has fewer cases of murder with only 6 in a typical year.

How Richmond's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in the Richmond area to the Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, the Richmond area is less safe than the Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Richmond, VA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Richmond about $233,481,911 in 2025, or roughly $168 per resident. This is part of the Richmond area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Richmond, including every crime type and how Richmond compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Richmond's crime maps on the Richmond overall crime page.

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Individual Richmond Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in the Richmond area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Richmond area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Henrico, VA	D-	C	F	B-
Manchester, VA	D-	D	D-	D+
Lakeside, VA	D-	C	D-	D+
Bon Air, VA	D	B	D	C+
East Highland Park, VA	D-	C-	D-	D+
Montrose, VA	F	D+	F	D
Tuckahoe, VA	C-	B+	D+	C+
Laurel, VA	D-	B-	D-	C
Chamberlayne, VA	D+	C+	D	C
Bensley, VA	F	D-	D-	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Richmond is similar versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Memphis, TN	F	F	F	F
Louisville, KY	C-	C+	C+	D
New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C+	C+
Salt Lake City, UT	D-	C	C	A+
Oklahoma City, OK	D	D	D	C
Hartford, CT	C+	A	A	B+
Birmingham, AL	D+	C-	C-	D
Buffalo, NY	C+	D	D	A-
Virginia Beach, VA	D+	C+	C+	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Richmond, VA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Richmond schools on SchoolGrade

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