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Portsmouth crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Portsmouth for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Portsmouth in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 133.13% and the city property crime rate in Portsmouth was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 110.28%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Portsmouth was higher than the
violent crime rate in Virginia
by 270.95% and the city property crime rate in Portsmouth was higher than the
property crime rate in Virginia
by 138.46%.
Property and Violent Crime
Portsmouth Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
567
Arson
9
Burglary
307
Larceny and Theft
2,397
Motor Vehicle Theft
406
Murder and Manslaughter
19
Rape
30
Robbery
120
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
3,997
Property Crime
3,110
Violent Crime
736
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
580
Arson
5
Burglary
73
Larceny and Theft
2,685
Motor Vehicle Theft
514
Murder and Manslaughter
40
Rape
29
Robbery
137
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
4,159
Property Crime
3,272
Violent Crime
786
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Portsmouth, Virginia crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Portsmouth crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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