Yorktown, VA Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Yorktown in green. The most dangerous areas in Yorktown 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 Yorktown, VA Safe from Robbery?

The A- grade means the rate of robbery is lower than the average US city. Yorktown is in the 81st percentile for safety, meaning 19% of cities are safer and 81% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Yorktown's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Yorktown is 0.2637 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Yorktown generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Yorktown may be as high as 1 in 2,217 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 4,471 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the southeast parts of Yorktown, VA: about 5 per year. The southwest part of Yorktown has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.

How Yorktown's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Yorktown 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 robbery rate, Yorktown is safer than the Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Robbery in Yorktown, VA

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Yorktown about $441,085 in 2025, or roughly $8 per resident. This is part of Yorktown's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Yorktown, including every crime type and how Yorktown compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 Yorktown's crime maps on the Yorktown overall crime page.

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Individual Yorktown Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Yorktown is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Yorktown.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Seaford, VA	A	A+	A+	A
Poquoson, VA	B	A-	B+	A-
Newport News, VA	D	D+	D-	C+
Fort Eustis, VA	C-	C	D+	B-
Hampton, VA	D-	C	D-	C+
Lackey, VA	D	B-	D-	A
Gloucester Point, VA	B-	B-	C	B
Fort Monroe, VA	F	D+	F	D+
Queens Lake, VA	D	B-	D-	A
Lawson, VA	C	D	B-	C

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Yorktown is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Bel Air South, MD	B+	B	B	C
Bloomfield Hills, MI	B	B-	B-	A
Cerritos, CA	D+	D+	D+	D-
Country Club, FL	B	A-	A-	A-
Tuckahoe, VA	C-	B+	B+	B
Draper, UT	D	B	B	A
Florin, CA	D-	F	F	F
Quincy, IL	B	B	B	C-
New Castle, PA	B+	B-	B-	C-
Princeton, FL	A-	B-	B-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Yorktown, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Yorktown schools on SchoolGrade

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