Photo: Pejcharat · CC BY-SA 4.0Hampton reports more crime per resident than 84% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Hampton’s police in 2023–2025, it grades C− for safety: #61 of 84 graded towns in Virginia, and #168 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of VA” is every other Virginia city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Hampton
1 of the 4 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 5 Virginia towns on Hampton’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Poquoson (B−), Norfolk (D), Newport News (D), Portsmouth (D−). Bethel Manor is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Hampton’s police reported 24 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 15.9 per 100,000 residents a year, 1.8 times the rest of Virginia (9.0) and 2.8 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: above the rest of Virginia
67.5 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (87 reported in 2025), above the rest of Virginia (53.5) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Hampton reports less crime per resident than 48% (#168). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Hampton’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.7) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Homicides and robberies
Hampton’s police reported 24 homicides, 87 robberies and 369 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Virginia and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Hampton | Rest of Virginia | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 19.5 | 11.1 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 17.4 | 6.9 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Hampton | Rest of Virginia | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61.9 | 65.2 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 83.0 | 58.6 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 56.5 | 53.1 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 63.0 | 48.9 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 29 property crimes reported
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Virginia.
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| Year | Hampton property | Rest of Virginia property | Hampton violent | Rest of Virginia violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29.1 | 25.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 30.0 | 24.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 28.8 | 23.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 28.6 | 19.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
4,321 crimes reported in 2025
369 violent and 3,952 property, as reported to the FBI by Hampton’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
80 people died in crashes on Hampton’s roads in 2019–2023
Hampton had 77 fatal crashes in five years, in which 80 people died; 13 were pedestrians and 5 were cyclists. 17 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 11.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Virginia towns of 100,000+ people (7.8, 8 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.
Hampton and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | C− | 2.7 | 29.1 |
| Newport News | D | 8.0 | 24.0 |
| Poquoson | B− | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| Bethel Manor | — | — | — |
| Norfolk | D | 4.7 | 35.8 |
| Portsmouth | D− | 7.8 | 38.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Bethel Manor is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
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.
- One number for all of Hampton. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Hampton’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (138,041 in 2025); our figure for Hampton is 137,315 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Hampton
Is Hampton, VA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Hampton reports more crime per resident than 84% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #61 of 84 in Virginia. Its police reported 2.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.4 in the rest of Virginia and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Hampton?
2.7 violent and 29.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Virginia reports 3.4 and 22.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Hampton?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Hampton in 2025?
Hampton’s police reported 24 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 17.4 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Hampton safer than Newport News?
Newport News reports more crime per resident than Hampton: Newport News grades D for safety and Hampton C−. Newport News’s police reported 8.0 violent and 24.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Hampton?
Hampton’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Hampton”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.