Richmond Assault
Richmond · Assault · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Richmond police open data recorded 722 assault incidents, 11.3% of all 6,394 incidents reported in the city that year and down 7.1% from 2024. That is about 626 per 100,000 residents, compared with 1,325 per 100,000 across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 575 assault incidents have been published.
Assault in Richmond by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 575 | — | — |
| 2025 | 722 | 626 | down 7.1% |
| 2024 | 777 | 674 | up 6.4% |
| 2023 | 730 | 633 | up 23.7% |
| 2022 | 590 | 511 | down 12.6% |
| 2021 | 675 | 585 | down 7.4% |
| 2020 | 729 | 632 | down 9.1% |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 7,469 assault incidents.
Questions
How many assault incidents were reported in Richmond in 2025?
722, according to Richmond Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is assault going up or down in Richmond?
Reported assault was down 7.1% in 2025 compared with 2024, and up 22.4% compared with 2022 (rising over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: Richmond Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.
Other crime types in Richmond
- Richmond other 2,104 in 2025
- Richmond auto theft 857 in 2025
- Richmond theft 824 in 2025
- Richmond vandalism 613 in 2025
- Richmond burglary 606 in 2025
- Richmond theft from vehicle 243 in 2025
- Richmond robbery 216 in 2025
- Richmond fraud 131 in 2025
- Richmond sexual assault 71 in 2025
- Richmond homicide 6 in 2025
- Richmond bike theft 1 in 2025