Virginia Beach City · Virginia
Virginia Beach, VA crime rate
Offenses reported by the Virginia Beach Police Department to the FBI for 2024, next to 2023, the state and the country — counts and rates per 100,000 residents.
Quick answer
In 2024 the Virginia Beach Police Department reported 441 violent offenses and 7,578 property offenses across a covered population of 455,155. That is 96.9 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 73% below the national rate.
- Violent crime rate 2024
- 96.9US 363.9 per 100k
- Property crime rate 2024
- 1,664.9US 1,769 per 100k
- Violent crime year over year
- -20.4%2023 to 2024, reported counts
- Violent clearance rate
- 66%Cleared by arrest or exceptional means
Every offense the FBI publishes for Virginia Beach
Reported offenses and rates per 100,000 residents, 2024, with the state and national rate alongside.
| Offense | Reported 2024 | Rate per 100k | Virginia rate | US rate | vs 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 441 | 96.9 | 223.7 | 363.9 | -20.4% |
| Murder & non-negligent manslaughter | 15 | 3.3 | 5 | 5.2 | -34.8% |
| Rape | 92 | 20.2 | 29.8 | 39.3 | -16.4% |
| Robbery | 145 | 31.9 | 33.5 | 61.7 | +2.1% |
| Aggravated assault | 189 | 41.5 | 155.4 | 257.6 | -32.3% |
| Property crime | 7,578 | 1,664.9 | 1,592.4 | 1,769 | -4% |
| Burglary | 406 | 89.2 | 110 | 232.1 | 0% |
| Larceny / theft | 6,629 | 1,456.4 | 1,329.3 | 1,267.8 | -1.6% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 501 | 110.1 | 146.2 | 258 | -29.8% |
| Arson | 42 | 9.2 | 7 | 11.1 | +23.5% |
How to read Virginia Beach crime data
What these numbers do and do not tell you.
Everything above is what one agency — the Virginia Beach Police Department, ORI VA1280000 — reported to the FBI for a covered population of 455,155. Transit, university, county and state police working the same streets file separately and are not added in, so a city total is not the total of all crime inside the city limits. Rates use the agency's own population coverage as the denominator, which is how the FBI computes them. Property offenses moved down 4% against 2023. Reporting practices, staffing and NIBRS transition dates differ between departments, so treat city-to-city comparison as directional rather than exact.
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Agency Virginia Beach Police Department, ORI VA1280000. Counts are offenses known to law enforcement; clearances may include cases opened in an earlier year.