Crime & Safety in Midlothian
Chesterfield County's crime data carries a real, genuinely unreconciled cross-source disagreement -- one source cites a favorably low violent-crime index (11.9, well below a national baseline of 22.7), while a separate, differently-dated source cites an overall crime rate (5,070 per 100,000 in 2022) above both the Virginia and national averages.
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Learn moreA favorable violent-crime-index citation
One source cites a violent crime index of 11.9 for Chesterfield County, described as "significantly lower than the national average of 22.7" -- a genuinely favorable reading on this specific measure.
A less-favorable, differently-dated overall-crime-rate citation
A separate, 2022-dated source instead cites Chesterfield's OVERALL crime rate (a broader measure blending violent and property crime, not violent-crime-specific) at 5,070 per 100,000 residents -- above both the Virginia state average (4,593 per 100,000) and the national average (3,906 per 100,000) for that year.
Why these two figures are not directly comparable
These two citations use genuinely different measures (a violent-crime index vs. a broader overall crime rate) from different years and are not directly reconcilable into one trend line -- both are disclosed here rather than picking whichever reads more favorably, similar to the cross-source crime-data disagreements documented elsewhere in this dataset.
A recommendation given the disclosed disagreement
Given this real, unresolved disagreement, buyers and renters prioritizing crime data should check a specific target neighborhood directly with more than one current source (e.g., CrimeGrade, NeighborhoodScout, or local police department data) rather than relying on either figure alone. No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe here, per site policy.
Key takeaways
- Chesterfield's crime data carries a real, unreconciled cross-source disagreement: a favorable violent-crime index (11.9) vs. a less-favorable overall crime rate (5,070/100k, 2022) above both state and national averages.
- These two figures measure genuinely different things (violent-crime-specific vs. overall crime) from different years -- not directly comparable, and both disclosed rather than reconciled.
- Given this real disagreement, check a specific target neighborhood directly with more than one current source rather than relying on either figure alone.
- No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe here, per site policy.
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