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Virginia
50
State score · Fair
243.1
Violent crime / 100k (low)
2164
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Virginia
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Thunderstorm Wind 732
- Flash Flood 281
- Flood 169
- Heavy Rain 150
- Winter Weather 143
Virginia parks ranked by safety
22 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 92
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Arlington County
#2 92
Colonial National Historical Park National Historical Park James City County
#3 92
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park Part of Colonial National Historical Park James City County
#4 86
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park National Historical Park Appomattox County
#5 86
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park National Historical Park Frederick County
#6 86
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park National Historical Park Lee County
#7 86
Fort Monroe National Monument National Monument Hampton city
#8 86
George Washington Birthplace National Monument National Monument Westmoreland County
#9 86
George Washington Memorial Parkway Memorial Parkway Fairfax County
#10 86
Great Falls Park Park Fairfax County
#11 86
Green Springs Louisa County
#12 86
Petersburg National Battlefield National Battlefield Dinwiddie County
#13 86
Shenandoah National Park National Park Page County
#14 86
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Fairfax County
#15 86
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park Part of Colonial National Historical Park York County
#16 77
Booker T Washington National Monument National Monument Franklin County
#17 77
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park Part of Colonial National Historical Park Virginia Beach city
#18 77
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site National Historic Site Richmond city
#19 77
Manassas National Battlefield Park National Battlefield Park Prince William County
#20 77
Prince William Forest Park Park Prince William County
#21 77
Richmond National Battlefield Park National Battlefield Park Henrico County
#22 50
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park National Military Park Fredericksburg city
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.