CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Virginia Beach Police Department

Crime in Virginia Beach, VA

The violent crime rate in Virginia Beach is 111 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 74% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is +20% compared with the previous 12 months.

Virginia Beach, VA, May 2021.
Photo: DanRVA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

111 per 100,000 residents, per year

507 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

+20% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,402 per 100,000 residents, per year

6,375 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−12% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,513 per 100,000 residents, per year

6,882 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 454,805, 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 Virginia Beach sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

111

Virginia Beach has the 277th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 25 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
St. Cloud, FL117272
Gilbert, AZ115273
Miramar, FL115274
Santa Rosa County, FL (Sheriff)114275
Howard County, MD (County Police)113276
Virginia Beach, VA111277
Chandler, AZ111278
Palm Beach Gardens, FL104279
Boca Raton, FL103280
Frisco, TX102281
McKinney, TX102282

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

Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Virginia Beach and the 5 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Virginia Beach, all 8 have a higher violent crime rate. The closest is Norfolk, VA, 15 miles away.

Virginia Beach and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Virginia Beach, VA111
Norfolk, VA39215 mi
Chesapeake, VA32917 mi
Hampton, VA23924 mi
Newport News, VA79434 mi
Richmond, VA41195 mi
St. Mary's County, MD (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map242103 mi
Calvert County, MD (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map127125 mi
Alexandria, VA128152 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 Aug 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent122.6—−20%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Virginia Beach Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime +20%

020406080SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug3547
Violent crimes per month in Virginia Beach, VA, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 202536Sep 202437
Oct 202543Oct 202425
Nov 202543Nov 202433
Dec 202544Dec 202433
Jan 202644Jan 202526
Feb 202625Feb 202521
Mar 202653Mar 202527
Apr 202664Apr 202542
May 202643May 202547
Jun 202642Jun 202541
Jul 202635Jul 202543
Aug 202635Aug 202547

Homicides −20%

01234SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug00
Homicides per month in Virginia Beach, VA, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20251Sep 20242
Oct 20251Oct 20240
Nov 20251Nov 20240
Dec 20252Dec 20243
Jan 20262Jan 20251
Feb 20260Feb 20252
Mar 20260Mar 20251
Apr 20261Apr 20253
May 20261May 20252
Jun 20262Jun 20250
Jul 20261Jul 20251
Aug 20260Aug 20250

7 in 2026 through August, 10 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Virginia Beach, VA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 2026355810
Jul 2026355581
Jun 2026425292
May 2026435621
Apr 2026645041
Mar 2026535170
Feb 2026255090
Jan 2026444812
Dec 2025445092
Nov 2025435181
Oct 2025435401
Sep 2025365671
Aug 2025476230
Jul 2025436081
Jun 2025415330
May 2025476072
Apr 2025426003
Mar 2025275801
Feb 2025215232
Jan 2025265511
Dec 2024336653
Nov 2024336280
Oct 2024257340
Sep 2024376272
Aug 2024406240
Jul 2024516753
Jun 2024466451
May 2024456842
Apr 2024445661
Mar 2024286122
Feb 2024275340
Jan 2024375901
Dec 2023456311
Nov 2023386100
Oct 2023506031
Sep 2023646102

How Virginia Beach compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
2Oakland, CA1,4755,255444,211Dec 2025
22Minneapolis, MN1,0114,687428,057Aug 2026
30Tulsa, OK8413,291415,528Apr 2026
62Colorado Springs, CO6572,740496,560Sep 2026
72Long Beach, CA6212,553447,317Dec 2025
106Bakersfield, CA4942,245420,589Sep 2026
159Omaha, NE3422,524488,395Aug 2026
164Tampa, FL338994421,313Feb 2026
262New Castle County, DE (County Police)137551439,696May 2026
277Virginia Beach, VA1111,402454,805Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Virginia Beach in population, Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach side by side with Norfolk, Chesapeake or Richmond, 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; Virginia Beach’s rate is 45% below the state’s.

NorfolkChesapeakeHamptonNewport NewsRichmondAlexandria

All 7 cities in Virginia

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Virginia Beach safe?

By reported violent crime, Virginia Beach is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 111 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, +20% 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 Virginia Beach?

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

What is the crime rate in Virginia Beach?

111 violent and 1,402 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 6,882 incidents reported to Virginia Beach Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026.

Is crime in Virginia Beach going up or down?

It is going up: violent crime +20% and property crime −12% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Virginia Beach had in 2026?

Virginia Beach Police Department reported 7 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 10 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 12, or 3 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Virginia Beach Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset VA1280000). 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 Virginia Beach

12 months to August 2026

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

VA1280000
Source
Virginia Beach Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset VA1280000)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Virginia Beach 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)