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Safety · Virginia

Safest Counties in Virginia 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Virginia

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1King and Queen County, VA
83
2Bath County, VA
81
3Northumberland County, VA
79.3
4Clarke County, VA
78.3
5Floyd County, VA
76.3
6Richmond County, VA
75.7
7Fauquier County, VA
74.9
8King William County, VA
72.8
9Spotsylvania County, VA
71.4
10Madison County, VA
70.8

All Virginia Counties — Safety Rankings

131 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1King and Queen County, VA
83
63.7
2Bath County, VA
81
74.4
3Northumberland County, VA
79.3
66.8
4Clarke County, VA
78.3
63.6
5Floyd County, VA
76.3
71.5
6Richmond County, VA
75.7
62.9
7Fauquier County, VA
74.9
57.9
8King William County, VA
72.8
57
9Spotsylvania County, VA
71.4
54.4
10Madison County, VA
70.8
59.1
11Fluvanna County, VA
70.4
59.6
12Poquoson city, VA
69.2
55.9
13Prince Edward County, VA
69
56.7
14Dickenson County, VA
68.8
64.1
15Botetourt County, VA
67.1
65
16Craig County, VA
67
61.3
17Lexington city, VA
66.5
64.7
18Surry County, VA
66.1
67.1
19Mathews County, VA
65.5
63.4
20Pittsylvania County, VA
65.2
54
21Lunenburg County, VA
65
59.4
22Rappahannock County, VA
64.8
59.7
23Appomattox County, VA
64.5
62.4
24Rockingham County, VA
64
58.3
25Loudoun County, VA
62.4
57
26Greensville County, VA
61
56.9
27New Kent County, VA
60.9
55.6
28Bland County, VA
60.4
72.8
29Goochland County, VA
60.3
64
30Buena Vista city, VA
60
44.1
31Brunswick County, VA
59.4
55.5
32Middlesex County, VA
59.3
53.2
33Lancaster County, VA
58.9
57.1
34Grayson County, VA
58.4
65.7
35Orange County, VA
57.5
52.9
36Westmoreland County, VA
56.1
55.4
37Carroll County, VA
55.2
63.4
38Charlotte County, VA
54.7
58.3
39Shenandoah County, VA
54.3
53.4
40Louisa County, VA
53.2
51.9
41Bedford County, VA
53
58.7
42Gloucester County, VA
52.4
53.6
43Culpeper County, VA
52.2
50.1
44Stafford County, VA
51.7
53.6
45Caroline County, VA
51.6
47.9
46Northampton County, VA
51.5
54.7
47Frederick County, VA
51.4
54.7
48Augusta County, VA
51
58.8
49Amelia County, VA
50.6
54.9
50Buckingham County, VA
49.4
56.4
51Isle of Wight County, VA
49.2
48.1
52King George County, VA
47.1
54.7
53Greene County, VA
46.1
50.6
54Warren County, VA
46
50.8
55Franklin County, VA
45.1
60.2
56Halifax County, VA
44.9
55.6
57Russell County, VA
44.4
61.3
58Southampton County, VA
44.4
54.7
59Hanover County, VA
42.8
55.4
60Covington city, VA
42.1
47
61Giles County, VA
42.1
57.4
62Accomack County, VA
41.9
47
63Powhatan County, VA
41.3
54.7
64Amherst County, VA
39.3
58.4
65Essex County, VA
39.1
51.1
66Smyth County, VA
38.7
56.8
67Prince George County, VA
38.3
49.4
68Campbell County, VA
37.9
57.1
69Page County, VA
37.8
52.3
70Rockbridge County, VA
36.8
53.6
71Mecklenburg County, VA
36.7
51.2
72Nelson County, VA
36.4
51.8
73Radford city, VA
36.2
47.6
74Manassas Park city, VA
35.8
36.6
75Lee County, VA
35.1
52.2
76Highland County, VA
34.9
62.1
77Montgomery County, VA
34
49.3
78Patrick County, VA
32.9
58.1
79Roanoke County, VA
32.8
49.4
80Sussex County, VA
31.2
49.8
81Washington County, VA
31.1
58.3
82Dinwiddie County, VA
30.8
44.1
83Prince William County, VA
30.5
39.6
84Fairfax County, VA
30.3
44.4
85Chesterfield County, VA
30.2
43.3
86Scott County, VA
29.7
53.7
87York County, VA
28.1
52.5
88Nottoway County, VA
27.1
43.8
89Wise County, VA
26.8
54
90Henry County, VA
26.5
51.7
91Falls Church city, VA
26.4
51.8
92Tazewell County, VA
26
50
93Williamsburg city, VA
25.8
50.1
94Virginia Beach city, VA
25.1
44.4
95Wythe County, VA
24.7
57.5
96Salem city, VA
24.6
43
97Buchanan County, VA
24
51.3
98Staunton city, VA
21
45.7
99Alexandria city, VA
20.4
39.3
100Albemarle County, VA
20.3
44.7
101Harrisonburg city, VA
20.3
38.5
102Waynesboro city, VA
18.4
40.2
103Arlington County, VA
17.2
44.8
104Alleghany County, VA
16.6
53.3
105Suffolk city, VA
15.2
35.9
106Fairfax city, VA
13.8
36.5
107Chesapeake city, VA
13.4
39.8
108Hopewell city, VA
12.8
29.8
109Manassas city, VA
12.7
32.5
110Martinsville city, VA
12.6
44.6
111Henrico County, VA
11.3
39.2
112Lynchburg city, VA
9.4
36.9
113Newport News city, VA
8.6
31.1
114Cumberland County, VA
7.7
51.6
115Bristol city, VA
7.6
41.6
116Winchester city, VA
6.9
36.2
117Pulaski County, VA
6.6
45.7
118Hampton city, VA
6
33.3
119Petersburg city, VA
5.3
29
120Danville city, VA
5
37.5
121Franklin city, VA
4.3
35.5
122Richmond city, VA
3.7
27.4
123Charlottesville city, VA
3.6
40.3
124Emporia city, VA
3.2
41
125Galax city, VA
3
41.7
126Colonial Heights city, VA
2.9
36.9
127Fredericksburg city, VA
2.4
37.1
128Roanoke city, VA
2.1
27.7
129Norfolk city, VA
1.5
27.4
130Portsmouth city, VA
1.3
26.7
131Norton city, VA
0.9
47.5

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