CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Norfolk Police Department

Crime in Norfolk, VA

The violent crime rate in Norfolk is 392 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 10% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −18% compared with the previous 12 months.

The Wisconsin Battleship in Norfolk, VA.
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The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

392 per 100,000 residents, per year

901 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−18% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

3,357 per 100,000 residents, per year

7,724 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−3% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,749 per 100,000 residents, per year

8,625 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 230,068, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Norfolk sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

392

Norfolk has the 131st-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 171 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Norfolk; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Tempe, AZ403126
Cambridge, MA402127
Twin Falls, ID400128
Sarasota, FL399129
Chicago, IL392130
Norfolk, VA392131
Lincoln, NE391132
Las Vegas, NV390133
New Haven, CT388134
San Diego, CA385135
Pocatello, ID383136

The places closest to Norfolk in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Norfolk crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Norfolk Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Norfolk and the 5 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Norfolk, 2 have a higher violent crime rate and 6 a lower one. The closest is Hampton, VA, 9 miles away.

Norfolk and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Norfolk, VA392
Hampton, VA2399 mi
Virginia Beach, VA11115 mi
Chesapeake, VA32917 mi
Newport News, VA79419 mi
Richmond, VA41180 mi
St. Mary's County, MD (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map24291 mi
Calvert County, MD (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map127113 mi
Alexandria, VA128139 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 168 reported73−4% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 35 reported15+17% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 4,446 reported1,932+3% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 2,238 reported973−6% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 637 reported277−7% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 394 reported171−37% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent16873—−4%
HomicideViolent3515—+17%
TheftProperty4,4461,932—+3%
Theft from vehiclesProperty2,238973—−6%
Vehicle theftProperty637277—−7%
BurglaryProperty394171—−37%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Norfolk Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (62nd highest rate of 155), robbery (57th highest rate of 152) and burglary (92nd highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −18%

050100150200AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul74100
Violent crimes per month in Norfolk, VA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 202594Aug 202491
Sep 202568Sep 202485
Oct 202562Oct 2024114
Nov 202557Nov 2024145
Dec 202563Dec 202493
Jan 202681Jan 202593
Feb 202669Feb 202565
Mar 202664Mar 202567
Apr 202679Apr 202584
May 202695May 202580
Jun 202695Jun 202586
Jul 202674Jul 2025100

Homicides +17%

02468AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul55
Homicides per month in Norfolk, VA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20251Aug 20242
Sep 20251Sep 20241
Oct 20254Oct 20244
Nov 20252Nov 20245
Dec 20252Dec 20241
Jan 20261Jan 20252
Feb 20263Feb 20252
Mar 20263Mar 20252
Apr 20261Apr 20252
May 20266May 20250
Jun 20266Jun 20254
Jul 20265Jul 20255

25 in 2026 through July, 17 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Norfolk, VA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026747385
Jun 2026957526
May 2026957586
Apr 2026797051
Mar 2026646213
Feb 2026696073
Jan 2026816441
Dec 2025636192
Nov 2025575912
Oct 2025625364
Sep 2025685501
Aug 2025946031
Jul 20251007375
Jun 2025866164
May 2025806090
Apr 2025846042
Mar 2025676112
Feb 2025655762
Jan 2025936832
Dec 2024936281
Nov 20241456735
Oct 20241147604
Sep 2024857321
Aug 2024917752
Jul 2024929394
Jun 2024948477
May 2024847551
Apr 2024896531
Mar 2024776304
Feb 2024605984
Jan 2024817692
Dec 2023886985
Nov 2023845940
Oct 2023907054
Sep 2023926875
Aug 20231007535

How Norfolk compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
25San Bernardino, CA8962,208225,448Aug 2026
36Tacoma, WA8133,545230,369Aug 2026
41Salt Lake City, UT7804,054222,304Jul 2026
79Spokane, WA5814,260230,962Aug 2026
123Richmond, VA4113,279235,995Jun 2026
131Norfolk, VA3923,357230,068Jul 2026
154Huntsville, AL3512,037234,043Aug 2026
241Santa Clarita, CA173984228,353Dec 2025
282McKinney, TX102689235,731Aug 2026
290Fremont, CA811,759227,635Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Norfolk in population, Norfolk included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
39Newport News, VA7942,282182,798Dec 2025
123Richmond, VA4113,279235,995Jun 2026
131Norfolk, VA3923,357230,068Jul 2026
167Chesapeake, VA3291,489257,012Aug 2026
208Hampton, VA2392,529138,041Jul 2026
265Alexandria, VA1281,496159,534Aug 2026
277Virginia Beach, VA1111,402454,805Aug 2026

All 7 places in Virginia on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
39Newport News, VA7942,282182,798Dec 2025
123Richmond, VA4113,279235,995Jun 2026
131Norfolk, VA3923,357230,068Jul 2026
167Chesapeake, VA3291,489257,012Aug 2026
206St. Mary's County, MD (Sheriff)2421,115116,720Jun 2026
208Hampton, VA2392,529138,041Jul 2026
225Prince George's County, MD (County Police)2201,741741,477Jun 2026
265Alexandria, VA1281,496159,534Aug 2026
268Calvert County, MD (Sheriff)12742995,115Jul 2026
277Virginia Beach, VA1111,402454,805Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Norfolk by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Norfolk side by side with Virginia Beach, Richmond or Chesapeake, or with any other place.

Other cities in Virginia

6 city pages, closest first

Virginia as a whole has 204 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Norfolk’s rate is 92% above the state’s.

HamptonVirginia BeachChesapeakeNewport NewsRichmondAlexandria

All 7 cities in Virginia

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Norfolk safe?

By reported violent crime, Norfolk is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 392 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −18% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Norfolk?

This site does not have one for Norfolk. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Norfolk compares with nearby places such as Hampton, VA instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Norfolk?

392 violent and 3,357 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 8,625 incidents reported to Norfolk Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 168 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 394 burglaries, 2,238 thefts from vehicles and 4,446 other thefts.

Is crime in Norfolk going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −18% and property crime −3% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Norfolk had in 2026?

Norfolk Police Department reported 25 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 17 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 35, or 15 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Norfolk Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset VA1170000). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Norfolk

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat16873−4%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal394171−37%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included2,238973−6%
Vehicle theft637277−7%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

VA1170000
Source
Norfolk Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset VA1170000)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Norfolk Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)