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Virginia Beach Crime Rate Report (Virginia)

Virginia Beach crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Virginia Beach for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Virginia Beach in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 70.47% and the city property crime rate in Virginia Beach was lower than the national property crime rate average by 5.25%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Virginia Beach was lower than the violent crime rate in Virginia by 53.01% and the city property crime rate in Virginia Beach was higher than the property crime rate in Virginia by 7.45%.

Property and Violent Crime
Virginia Beach Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Virginia Beach Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Virginia Beach Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault212
Arson32
Burglary277
Larceny and Theft5,886
Motor Vehicle Theft451
Murder and Manslaughter15
Rape73
Robbery140
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)7,658
Property Crime6,614
Violent Crime440
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault178
Arson21
Burglary185
Larceny and Theft5,550
Motor Vehicle Theft617
Murder and Manslaughter16
Rape63
Robbery94
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)7,395
Property Crime6,351
Violent Crime350

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Virginia Beach Property Crime

Virginia Beach Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Virginia Beach Crime 2025

Virginia Beach Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Virginia Beach Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Virginia Beach Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Virginia Beach, 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 Virginia Beach crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 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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