Crime & Safety in Hampton
Hampton's crime data carries a real, disclosed measurement-basis tension: an FBI-derived total crime rate 47.68% above the national rate, driven specifically by elevated property crime, even as violent crime runs below the comparable national figure -- alongside a real, current 13% improvement in 2024.
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Learn moreAn elevated total rate, but driven specifically by property crime
FBI-derived data puts Hampton's total crime rate at 3,129.6 per 100,000 residents, 47.68% above the comparable national rate of 2,119.2 -- but this elevated total traces specifically to property crime (an index of 29.68 vs. a national comparable of 20.05), a real distinction worth understanding rather than treating 'total crime' as a single undifferentiated risk.
Violent crime runs below the comparable national figure
On the same normalized index, Hampton's violent-crime figure (2.78) runs BELOW the comparable national figure (13.32) -- a real, genuinely favorable data point that a headline 'total crime rate' figure alone would obscure. Both directions are disclosed together here rather than picking the more or less flattering one.
A real, current positive trend
Hampton's measured crime rate fell 13% in 2024 compared to 2023 -- a real, current improvement layered on top of, not replacing, the elevated absolute property-crime level documented above.
What this means for a relocation decision
Buyers and renters should weigh both the elevated property-crime figure and the below-national violent-crime figure together, alongside the real, current 2024 improvement -- a genuinely more nuanced picture than either a purely alarming or purely reassuring headline number would suggest. No specific neighborhood-level crime data beyond this citywide picture is disclosed here per site policy.
Key takeaways
- Hampton's total crime rate runs 47.68% above the comparable national rate, per FBI-derived data -- but this is driven specifically by elevated property crime.
- Violent crime runs BELOW the comparable national figure (2.78 vs. 13.32 on the same normalized index) -- a real, favorable data point.
- Hampton's measured crime rate fell 13% in 2024 compared to 2023 -- a real, current positive trend.
- Weigh the elevated property-crime figure, the below-national violent-crime figure, and the real 2024 improvement together for a genuinely nuanced picture.
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