Is Virginia Beach, VA Safe? 2026 Crime Rates & Safety Report
Key facts
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Virginia Beach, Virginia reported 46.38 aggravated assault offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.20 times the national reference of 229.56 per 100,000 and 183.18 per 100,000 below that reference, with 212 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).
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Virginia Beach, Virginia reported 61.04 burglary offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.32 times the national reference of 188.15 per 100,000 and 127.11 per 100,000 below that reference, with 279 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).
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Virginia Beach, Virginia reported 100.42 motor vehicle theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.52 times the national reference of 193.00 per 100,000 and 92.58 per 100,000 below that reference, with 459 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).
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Virginia Beach, Virginia reported 30.63 robbery offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.63 times the national reference of 48.24 per 100,000 and 17.61 per 100,000 below that reference, with 140 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).
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Virginia Beach, Virginia reported 1,301.56 larceny-theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 1.18 times the national reference of 1,106.97 per 100,000 and 194.59 per 100,000 above that reference, with 5,949 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).
Quick answer
In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, Virginia Beach, VA has an adjusted safety score of 63.19 out of 100. It ranks #1 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Virginia. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as decreasing.
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Data, definitions and reuse
Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Subcategories are excluded to avoid double counting. Counts are offenses reported to police in this jurisdiction, not rates, neighborhood scores or a census of all crime.
| Month | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 551 |
| Feb | 20 | 522 |
| Mar | 27 | 579 |
| Apr | 41 | 597 |
| May | 46 | 607 |
| Jun | 39 | 530 |
| Jul | 42 | 604 |
| Aug | 40 | 618 |
| Sep | 32 | 564 |
| Oct | 44 | 533 |
| Nov | 41 | 514 |
| Dec | 42 | 500 |
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2026 edition, FBI source year 2025.
Virginia Beach in 7 numbers
- Larceny-theft fell 10%. 5,949 reports in 2025 vs 6,629 in 2024 (−10%), the largest year-over-year move of any indicator offense.
- More than a third of all reports are property crime. 8,342 of 18,543 reports (45.0%); larceny-theft alone is 5,949 (32.1%).
- Clearances skew toward violent crime. 100% of homicides cleared vs 17.6% of larcenies and 22.4% of motor vehicle thefts (2025, reports cleared ÷ reports received).
- A second look at larceny-theft. April (550) ran 1.2× December (451); the year finished down 10%.
- Robbery is volatile but stable. Monthly counts swung 3.5× (Jul 21 vs Feb 6); the year finished about level with 2024.
- The biggest volume isn’t violent. Simple assault (4,355) and vandalism (2,512) dwarf the whole personal-safety total (497, 2.7% of reports).
- Small months, big bars. December’s 11 robberies vs July’s 21 is a gap of 10 reports, monthly charts amplify small-number swings. Read the 12-month direction, not one bar.
Takeaways are computed from FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, VA1280000). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.
Every number on this page ships in the Virginia workbook.
Key Public Safety Indicators
Reported rates per 100,000 residents; national references shown alongside.
| Offense Class | Annual Count | Rate per 100K | National Avg | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbery | 140 | 30.63 | 48.24 | 0.63× national |
| Aggravated Assault | 212 | 46.38 | 229.56 | 0.2× national |
| Burglary | 279 | 61.04 | 188.15 | 0.32× national |
| Larceny-theft | 5949 | 1301.56 | 1106.97 |
1.18× national |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 459 | 100.42 | 193.0 | 0.52× national |
Virginia Beach monthly trend: reported counts through December 2025
Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month for the three highest-relative indicator offenses; each table carries the same numbers with FBI pre-computed rates. The full 19-offense monthly series (2020-2025) is downloadable below.
Larceny-theft, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 5949 reports vs 6629 in 2024 (down 10% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Rate per 100K | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 475 | 104.44 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 463 | 101.8 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 507 | 111.48 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 550 | 120.93 | Full |
| May 2025 | 525 | 115.43 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 470 | 103.34 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 537 | 118.07 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 547 | 120.27 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 503 | 110.6 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 467 | 102.68 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 454 | 99.82 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 451 | 99.16 | Full |
Robbery, month by month
→ Stable, 140 reports vs 145 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Rate per 100K | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 10 | 2.2 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 6 | 1.32 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 8 | 1.76 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 12 | 2.64 | Full |
| May 2025 | 14 | 3.08 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 8 | 1.76 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 21 | 4.62 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 10 | 2.2 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 11 | 2.42 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 16 | 3.52 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 13 | 2.86 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 11 | 2.42 | Full |
Motor Vehicle Theft, month by month
→ Stable, 459 reports vs 501 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Rate per 100K | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 37 | 8.14 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 40 | 8.79 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 44 | 9.67 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 31 | 6.82 | Full |
| May 2025 | 54 | 11.87 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 38 | 8.36 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 46 | 10.11 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 40 | 8.79 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 42 | 9.23 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 6.82 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 27 | 5.94 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 29 | 6.38 | Full |
Clearances: what got cleared in 2025
100% of homicides cleared vs 18% of larcenies, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.
| Offense | Reported | Cleared | Clearance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 15 | 15 | 100.0% |
| Aggravated Assault | 212 | 140 | 66.0% |
| Robbery | 140 | 94 | 67.1% |
| Burglary | 279 | 109 | 39.1% |
| Larceny-theft | 5,949 | 1,049 | 17.6% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 459 | 103 | 22.4% |
Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.
Monthly counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000, FBI CDE source year 2025, VA1280000. Rates use FBI month-specific covered-population denominators and are shown as published, not recomputed. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Annual totals equal the sum of shown months within ±2% (see manifest).
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What drives Virginia Beach's safety score?
Virginia Beach ranks in the top quarter of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Virginia, ahead of approximately 83% of that scored set. The profile uses a reporting population of 457,066 and source-year data through 2025; it is a citywide agency-level comparison, not a neighborhood forecast.
The strongest of the three score components is Personal Safety at 72.92, while Community Order is lowest at 46.8. The 26.12-point spread shows why the composite should be read by component instead of as a single absolute claim about safety.
Among the five public offense indicators, Larceny-theft is highest relative to its national reference at 1301.56 per 100,000 (1.18× the national rate). Aggravated Assault is lowest on the same relative basis at 46.38 per 100,000 (0.2× national).
Coverage check: 18 of 18 tracked offense classes have reportable values in this profile. Missing values are not converted to zero.
Public indicator mix
Virginia Beach, Virginia recorded 5,949 larceny-theft offenses in 2025, 84.5% of the 7,039 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 140 robbery reports (2.0%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.
Virginia Beach, Virginia recorded 459 motor vehicle theft offenses in 2025, 6.5% of the 7,039 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 140 robbery reports (2.0%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.
Virginia Beach, Virginia recorded 279 burglary offenses in 2025, 4.0% of the 7,039 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 140 robbery reports (2.0%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.
Virginia Beach, Virginia uses a reporting population of 457,066 residents and has values for 18 of the 18 tracked offense classes (100.0%) in its 2025 profile; coverage describes available classes rather than the share of residents reporting crime.
Virginia Beach, Virginia has an adjusted score of 63.19 points out of 100 versus 53.05 in Arlington, Virginia, a difference of 10.14 points above that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Virginia Beach ranks 1 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.
Virginia Beach, Virginia has an adjusted score of 63.19 points out of 100 versus 48.31 in Chesapeake, Virginia, a difference of 14.88 points above that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Virginia Beach ranks 1 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.
Detailed Crime Class Breakdown
Additional tracked offense classes
- Homicide
- Rape
- Kidnapping/Abduction
- Human Trafficking
- Arson
- Theft From Building
- Theft From Motor Vehicle
- Simple Assault
- Intimidation
- Stolen Property Offenses
- Vandalism
- Weapon Law Violations
- Drug/Narcotic Violations
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Virginia Beach safe compared to other places in Virginia?
Virginia Beach is classified as having moderate relative safety in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index. It has an adjusted safety score of 63.19 out of 100 and ranks #1 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Virginia.
What is the crime rate in Virginia Beach?
Public offense rates are listed above.
What is Virginia Beach's safety rating?
Virginia Beach's safety rating in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index is 63.19 out of 100, which ranks #1 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Virginia. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as decreasing, using source-year data through 2025.
What is the safest neighborhood in Virginia Beach?
This profile covers the reporting jurisdiction; consult local sources for neighborhood detail.
Why are some crime statistics locked for Virginia Beach?
Full offense series: state workbook.
How fresh is the monthly crime data on this page?
Monthly figures track FBI CDE source year 2025, the same vintage as the annual table above. A new FBI release typically lags several months; the caption stamps the source year and export date. Values can revise when the FBI re-publishes. Full monthly series for Virginia Beach are downloadable as JSON and CSV.
Why does the monthly chart move so much?
Monthly counts are small numbers, a difference of a few reports swings the bar. Reporting practice, staffing, and seasonal patterns all move single months. Read the 12-month direction in the trajectory line, not one bar. This profile measures the reporting jurisdiction only; it cannot rank neighborhoods within Virginia Beach.
What does the clearance rate on this page mean?
It divides 2025 reports cleared by 2025 reports received for that offense, including clearances of earlier reports, so it is a workload snapshot, not a guarantee a given case is solved. In Virginia Beach, violent offenses clear at far higher rates than property offenses (homicide 100%, larceny-theft 17.6%). Monthly clearance detail is not published yet.
Reading notes
Safety Atlas methodology · 2026 coverage report
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Primary Source Data Integrity
- Crime Counts: FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) database.
- Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimate boundaries.
- Methodology: Adjusted per-capita normalization with small-sample relief controls. View our complete Methodology Documentation.