Virginia

Virginia has recorded 10 homicides across 1 cities, with 14 victims identified. Richmond accounts for 10 of those incidents. The state ranks #27 among 27 U.S. states tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 40% — meaning 4 cases resulted in an arrest or suspect identification, while 1 (10%) remain under investigation. Homicide data is updated continuously as new FBI UCR reports become available.

Virginia's homicide footprint is shaped by the largest urban centers and by a distinct set of state-level policy conditions. Firearms policy in Virginia — universal background checks — is one of several factors that researchers cite when studying the state's homicide patterns. Richmond carries an outsize share of the statewide homicide total, 1 different cities have contributed at least one recorded incident in the current FBI dataset. The Murder Channel tracks Virginia homicides through FBI UCR data, providing transparent visibility into statewide violence patterns and cross-linking individual city pages so that readers can move from the state overview into the specific neighborhoods where violence concentrates. Read deeper coverage in our Virginia state homicide data page.