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Chesapeake, VA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Chesapeake crime rate is higher than the Virginia average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #125

Chesapeake, VA	1,586.22
Virginia	1,125.21
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Chesapeake, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Chesapeake, VA	Count	10	63	179	739	1,008	5,094	289	19
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	4.3	27.1	77.0	317.9	433.6	2,191.1	124.3	8.2	1,460
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	17.2	51.5	112.9	277.7	1,560.5	92.1	NA	912
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Chesapeake, VA	Count	9	48	155	525	1,076	4,832	280	23
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	3.9	20.8	67.2	227.7	466.7	2,095.6	121.4	10.0	1,310
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	19.1	55.3	109.7	322.5	1,640.1	103.3	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Chesapeake, VA	Count	12	36	202	589	1,034	4,979	279	27
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	5.3	15.8	88.8	258.9	454.4	2,188.3	122.6	11.9	1,386
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	17.7	57.5	111.1	360.5	1,690.7	110.9	NA	1,002
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Chesapeake, VA	Count	12	46	246	588	1,237	5,601	325	21
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	5.3	20.5	109.4	261.5	550.1	2,490.8	144.5	9.3	1,578
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.7	19.0	67.1	106.9	377.9	1,751.6	120.1	NA	1,045
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Chesapeake, VA	Count	9	26	276	555	1,180	5,922	392	23
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	4.0	11.5	122.3	246.0	523.0	2,624.7	173.7	10.2	1,552
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	19.1	70.7	119.1	382.8	1,812.5	131.8	NA	1,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Chesapeake, VA	Count	12	42	229	548	1,317	5,985	429	30
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	5.4	18.8	102.6	245.5	589.9	2,680.7	192.2	13.4	1,636
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.4	19.2	79.4	123.9	400.6	1,883.4	144.9	NA	1,148
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Chesapeake, VA	Count	12	65	363	529	1,216	5,225	427	38
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	5.4	29.4	164.4	239.6	550.7	2,366.3	193.4	17.2	1,679
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.7	22.6	95.7	132.8	411.8	1,935.6	170.7	NA	1,236
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Chesapeake, VA	Count	12	78	326	563	1,251	5,476	489	27
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	5.4	35.0	146.1	252.4	560.8	2,454.6	219.2	12.1	1,731
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.3	22.6	99.2	142.6	410.9	1,873.3	182.2	NA	1,248
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Chesapeake, VA	Count	7	60	278	618	1,345	5,082	461	30
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	3.2	27.1	125.7	279.4	608.2	2,298.0	208.5	13.6	1,635
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.2	23.4	101.4	152.1	417.6	1,866.8	193.8	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Chesapeake, VA	Count	14	51	298	754	1,426	5,905	539	26
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	6.4	23.4	136.8	346.2	654.7	2,710.9	247.4	11.9	1,894
	Virginia	Per 100,000	6.1	22.7	99.2	154.8	392.1	2,035.0	211.1	NA	1,319
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Chesapeake, VA	27.89
Virginia	24.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Chesapeake, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Chesapeake, VA	Count	6	5	1	0	0	0
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	2.6	2.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Chesapeake, VA	Count	6	4	2	0	0	0
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	2.6	1.7	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	26
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Chesapeake, VA	Count	10	8	1	1	0	0
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	4.4	3.5	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	43
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Chesapeake, VA	Count	5	3	1	0	1	0
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	2.2	1.3	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0	22
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Chesapeake, VA	Count	8	4	0	3	1	0
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	3.5	1.8	0.0	1.3	0.4	0.0	35
	Virginia	Per 100,000	2.2	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Chesapeake, VA	Count	4	2	0	2	0	0
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	17
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Chesapeake, VA	Count	7	5	0	1	1	0
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	3.2	2.3	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	31
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Chesapeake, VA	Count	5	3	0	1	0	1
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	2.2	1.3	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.4	22
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.2	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Chesapeake, VA	Count	7	6	0	1	0	0
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	3.2	2.7	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	31
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.5	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.4	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Chesapeake, VA	1.80
Virginia	2.62
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Chesapeake, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Chesapeake, VA	Count	511	372	139
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	219.8	160.0	59.8	1.90
	Virginia	Per 100,000	286.7	226.5	60.2	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Chesapeake, VA	Count	516	384	132
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	223.8	166.5	57.2	1.95
	Virginia	Per 100,000	287.8	227.1	60.7	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Chesapeake, VA	Count	476	365	111
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	209.2	160.4	48.8	1.85
	Virginia	Per 100,000	288.7	227.4	61.3	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Chesapeake, VA	Count	495	354	141
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	220.1	157.4	62.7	1.89
	Virginia	Per 100,000	289.7	226.8	62.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Chesapeake, VA	Count	484	365	119
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	214.5	161.8	52.7	1.88
	Virginia	Per 100,000	292.4	229.8	62.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Chesapeake, VA	Count	501	371	130
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	224.4	166.2	58.2	1.95
	Virginia	Per 100,000	296.9	232.5	64.4	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Chesapeake, VA	Count	512	381	131
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	231.9	172.5	59.3	2.02
	Virginia	Per 100,000	305.7	237.6	68.1	2.72
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Chesapeake, VA	Count	512	370	142
	Chesapeake, VA	Per 100,000	229.5	165.9	63.7	1.98
	Virginia	Per 100,000	302.3	234.5	67.8	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Chesapeake, VA	Count	519	343	176
2005	Chesapeake, VA	Count	504	364	140