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

Crime Index, #120

Suffolk, VA	1,525.96
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.

Suffolk, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Suffolk, VA	Count	2	33	55	141	346	1,802	85	9
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	2.3	38.4	64.0	164.0	402.4	2,095.7	98.9	10.5	1,262
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	7	37	64	160	500	1,980	102	24
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	8.2	43.3	74.9	187.2	585.0	2,316.5	119.3	28.1	1,571
	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
2011	Suffolk, VA	Count	3	19	76	161	518	1,757	106	32
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	3.5	22.2	88.8	188.1	605.2	2,052.7	123.8	37.4	1,364
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	3	18	80	164	389	1,567	102	21
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	3.5	20.9	92.8	190.2	451.1	1,817.3	118.3	24.4	1,226
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	6	33	81	169	465	1,641	94	41
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	7.1	38.9	95.4	199.0	547.5	1,932.2	110.7	48.3	1,457
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	5	29	90	186	386	1,617	144	31
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	6.0	34.7	107.8	222.8	462.4	1,937.2	172.5	37.1	1,452
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	2	25	84	222	457	1,930	127	16
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	2.4	29.9	100.4	265.5	546.4	2,307.8	151.9	19.1	1,529
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	8	25	106	256	427	1,943	145	27
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	10.0	31.3	132.9	320.9	535.2	2,435.4	181.7	33.8	1,796
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	9	34	119	304	434	2,192	117	43
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	11.6	43.8	153.2	391.3	558.6	2,821.4	150.6	55.3	2,076
	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

Suffolk, VA	31.11
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.

Suffolk, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Suffolk, VA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	2.3	1.2	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	23
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	5	3	1	0	1	0
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	5.9	3.5	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.0	58
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	4.8	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	47
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	5	2	0	0	1	2
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	6.0	2.4	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.4	59
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	3	1	0	1	0	1
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	3.8	1.3	0.0	1.3	0.0	1.3	37
	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

Suffolk, VA	2.31
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.

Suffolk, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Suffolk, VA	Count	234	182	52
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	272.1	211.7	60.5	2.42
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	225	175	50
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	263.2	204.7	58.5	2.34
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	241	184	57
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	280.7	214.3	66.4	2.47
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	245	185	60
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	286.2	216.1	70.1	2.51
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	238	185	53
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	276.0	214.6	61.5	2.45
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	234	181	53
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	275.5	213.1	62.4	2.44
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	224	176	48
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	268.4	210.9	57.5	2.40
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	235	174	61
	Suffolk, VA	Per 100,000	281.0	208.1	72.9	2.45
	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	Suffolk, VA	Count	216	160	56
2005	Suffolk, VA	Count	213	171	42