Petersburg City, VA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

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$26.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Petersburg City, VA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,656 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Petersburg City with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Petersburg City against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Petersburg City sits in the 13th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 13% of counties and behind 87%. The grade covers only Petersburg City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Petersburg City is 6.558 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 91 in the northeast areas to 1 in 287 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Petersburg City, VA report the most violent crime, about 53 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 10 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Petersburg City, VA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Petersburg City is projected at $26,329,722 for 2025, about $703 per resident and $1,656 per household. That equals 2.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 36.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 51.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Petersburg City Compared to Other Counties?

Petersburg City, VA:	$703
Portsmouth City, VA:	$511
Fairfax County, VA:	$103
Virginia:	$238
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $703 per resident each year in Petersburg City, which is $444 more than the national average and $465 more than Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Petersburg City:

In Portsmouth City, VA, crime costs $511 per person, which is $192 less than in Petersburg City.
In Fairfax County, VA, crime costs $103 per person, which is $599 less than in Petersburg City

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Petersburg City, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Petersburg City	Cost per Petersburg City Resident
Murder	$18.7 million	$500
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.44 million	$38
Robbery	$776,105	$21
Assault	$5.38 million	$144
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$26,329,722	$703

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Petersburg City, VA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Petersburg City totals $132,480,719 ($3,536 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $158,810,440 ($4,238 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Petersburg City, VA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southeast part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Petersburg City Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Petersburg City residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.001
Robbery	0.6585
Rape	0.6327
Murder	0.2661
Total Violent Crime	6.558 (D-)

Individual Petersburg City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Petersburg City is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Petersburg City.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Colonial Heights City, VA	D-	C-	F
Prince George County, VA	B+	B+	B+
Hopewell City, VA	B-	C+	B
Dinwiddie County, VA	B-	C+	B-
Chesterfield County, VA	C	A-	C+
Sussex County, VA	D-	D	F
Charles City County, VA	B-	C	C+
Richmond City, VA	D	C+	D
New Kent County, VA	A+	A+	A+
Henrico County, VA	C-	A-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Petersburg City is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lee County, GA	A	B+	B+
Putnam County, OH	A	A-	A-
Putnam County, IN	B+	A	A
Pulaski County, VA	B-	B	B
Prince George County, VA	B+	B+	B+
Preston County, WV	A+	A-	A-
Preble County, OH	A-	A-	A-
Powhatan County, VA	A+	A+	A+
Pontotoc County, OK	D+	C	C
Pontotoc County, MS	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Petersburg City is less safe than the Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.

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