Richmond Vandalism
Richmond · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Richmond police open data recorded 613 vandalism incidents, 9.6% of all 6,394 incidents reported in the city that year and down 30.0% from 2024. That is about 531 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 597 vandalism incidents have been published.
Vandalism in Richmond by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 597 | — | — |
| 2025 | 613 | 531 | down 30.0% |
| 2024 | 876 | 759 | up 3.9% |
| 2023 | 843 | 731 | up 3.9% |
| 2022 | 811 | 703 | up 2.0% |
| 2021 | 795 | 689 | up 3.5% |
| 2020 | 768 | 666 | up 4.8% |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 7,766 vandalism incidents.
Questions
How many vandalism incidents were reported in Richmond in 2025?
613, according to Richmond Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is vandalism going up or down in Richmond?
Reported vandalism was down 30.0% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 24.4% compared with 2022 (falling 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 assault 722 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