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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 Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
212
Arson
32
Burglary
277
Larceny and Theft
5,886
Motor Vehicle Theft
451
Murder and Manslaughter
15
Rape
73
Robbery
140
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
7,658
Property Crime
6,614
Violent Crime
440
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
178
Arson
21
Burglary
185
Larceny and Theft
5,550
Motor Vehicle Theft
617
Murder and Manslaughter
16
Rape
63
Robbery
94
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
7,395
Property Crime
6,351
Violent Crime
350
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime 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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