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Norfolk Crime Rate Report (Virginia)

Norfolk crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Norfolk for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Norfolk in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 21.13% and the city property crime rate in Norfolk was higher than the national property crime rate average by 105.49%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Norfolk was higher than the violent crime rate in Virginia by 92.74% and the city property crime rate in Norfolk was higher than the property crime rate in Virginia by 133.02%.

Property and Violent Crime
Norfolk Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Norfolk Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Norfolk Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault636
Arson15
Burglary495
Larceny and Theft6,220
Motor Vehicle Theft541
Murder and Manslaughter26
Rape87
Robbery164
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)8,919
Property Crime7,256
Violent Crime913
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault892
Arson11
Burglary322
Larceny and Theft6,623
Motor Vehicle Theft1,239
Murder and Manslaughter42
Rape85
Robbery127
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)9,847
Property Crime8,184
Violent Crime1,146

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Norfolk Property Crime

Norfolk Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Norfolk Crime 2025

Norfolk Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Norfolk Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Norfolk Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Norfolk, Virginia crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Norfolk crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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