The police behind East Highland Park’s crime figures
East Highland Park has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Henrico County. The Henrico County Police Department reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for East Highland Park alone, and no Safety Grade. Richmond itself is graded D, and no other graded town is as close. Widen the search to 25 miles and 4 graded towns turn up.
What stands out about safety in East Highland Park
Policed by the county
East Highland Park is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Henrico County Police Department’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Henrico County Police Department covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for East Highland Park. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Virginia towns with their own police figures are Richmond (D, 6 mi), Ashland (C−, 13 mi), Hopewell (C−, 20 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from East Highland Park. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Henrico County Police Department reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Henrico County without police of their own, which include East Highland Park.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Henrico County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Henrico County Police Department
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Virginia towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | D | 6 mi | 3.8 | 34.1 |
| Ashland | C− | 13 mi | 4.9 | 20.4 |
| Hopewell | C− | 20 mi | 3.8 | 17.3 |
| Colonial Heights | D | 22 mi | 4.2 | 33.3 |
| Petersburg | D | 26 mi | 8.8 | 30.6 |
| West Point | B+ | 32 mi | 1.7 | 4.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of East Highland Park. Nearby towns can differ a lot from East Highland Park.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
11 people died in crashes on East Highland Park’s roads in 2019–2023
East Highland Park had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 11 people died; 4 were pedestrians. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 14.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Virginia towns of 5,000–25,000 people (3.9, 152 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
East Highland Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanicsville | — | — | — |
| Richmond | D | 3.8 | 34.1 |
| Highland Springs | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Mechanicsville and Highland Springs are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in East Highland Park
Is East Highland Park, VA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for East Highland Park. The nearest Virginia towns with a grade are Richmond (D, 6 mi), Ashland (C−, 13 mi), Hopewell (C−, 20 mi).
Who polices East Highland Park?
The Henrico County Police Department. East Highland Park is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Henrico County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.