Virginia Beach, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Virginia Beach, VA Summary

Crime in Virginia Beach research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Virginia Beach over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Virginia Beach:

  • There were 7,769 total crimes committed in Virginia Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,697.9 total crimes per 100K people in Virginia Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Virginia Beach is -26.95% below the national average.
  • Virginia Beach ranks #70 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Virginia Beach ranks #5,853 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Virginia Beach Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Virginia Beach is 1,697.9 per 100,000 people. That's -26.95% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.97% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Virginia Beach
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 7,769 1,697.9 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 21 4.6 6.1 6.3
Robbery 139 30.4 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 186 40.7 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 400 87.4 208.7 369.8
Burglary 352 76.9 133.5 269.8
Larceny 6,216 1,358.5 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 801 175.1 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 7,369 1,610.5 1,456.4 1,954.4

Virginia Beach Crime Compared To Virginia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Virginia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Virginia Beach

400
Violent Crimes
87.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 400 violent crimes in Virginia Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Virginia Beach is 87.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,143.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Virginia Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.10% lower than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Virginia Beach

7,369
Property Crimes
1,610.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7,369 property crimes in Virginia Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Virginia Beach is 1,610.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Virginia Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.60% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.58% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Virginia Beach

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chesapeake, VA 253,745 6,161 2,428.0 2,010.7 417.3
Norfolk, VA 233,419 13,012 5,574.5 4,871.9 702.6
Newport News, VA 183,903 5,354 2,911.3 2,301.8 609.6
Hampton, VA 138,843 4,410 3,176.2 2,906.2 270.1
Elizabeth, NJ 134,065 4,065 3,032.1 2,551.7 480.4
Suffolk, VA 98,065 2,224 2,267.9 1,791.7 476.2
Portsmouth, VA 98,003 5,642 5,757.0 4,881.5 875.5
Poquoson, VA 12,738 82 643.7 478.9 164.9
Smithfield, VA 8,827 116 1,314.1 1,087.6 226.6

Virginia Beach SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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