Hopewell, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hopewell, VA Summary

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

  • There were 585 total crimes committed in Hopewell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,500.5 total crimes per 100K people in Hopewell.
  • The overall crime rate in Hopewell is 7.59% above the national average.
  • Hopewell ranks #103 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Hopewell ranks #7,482 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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Hopewell Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hopewell is 2,500.5 per 100,000 people. That's 7.59% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 50.18% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hopewell
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 585 2,500.5 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 9 38.5 6.1 6.3
Robbery 30 128.2 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 77 329.1 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 126 538.6 208.7 369.8
Burglary 61 260.7 133.5 269.8
Larceny 349 1,491.8 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 49 209.4 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 459 1,962.0 1,456.4 1,954.4

Hopewell 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 Hopewell

126
Violent Crimes
538.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
45.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 126 violent crimes in Hopewell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hopewell is 538.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 185.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hopewell each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 45.64% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 158.11% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hopewell

459
Property Crimes
1,962.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
0.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 459 property crimes in Hopewell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hopewell is 1,962.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hopewell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 0.39% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.71% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hopewell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Richmond, VA 227,323 8,621 3,792.4 3,432.6 359.8
Petersburg, VA 33,546 1,130 3,368.5 2,554.7 813.8
Colonial Heights, VA 18,419 686 3,724.4 3,420.4 304.0

Hopewell SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8
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