Virginia Beach, VA Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in the Virginia Beach area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Virginia Beach area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Virginia Beach, VA Safe from Arson?

The A- grade means the rate of arson is lower than the average US city. Virginia Beach is in the 83rd percentile for safety, meaning 17% of cities are safer and 83% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Virginia Beach area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of arson in the Virginia Beach area is 0.0677 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Virginia Beach area generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in the Virginia Beach area may be as high as 1 in 12,775 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 24,184 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the southeast parts of Virginia Beach, VA: about 29 per year. The northeast part of the Virginia Beach area has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Virginia Beach's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in the Virginia Beach area to the Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, the Virginia Beach area is safer than the Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Virginia Beach, VA

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Virginia Beach about $3,025,544 in 2025, or roughly $2 per resident. This is part of the Virginia Beach area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Virginia Beach, including every crime type and how Virginia Beach compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Virginia Beach's crime maps on the Virginia Beach overall crime page.

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Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of arson in the Virginia Beach area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Virginia Beach area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Norfolk, VA	D	C-	D-	B+
Chesapeake, VA	C	C+	C-	A
Portsmouth, VA	D-	D	F	A
Suffolk, VA	C-	C	C-	A+
Carrollton, VA	B	A-	B-	A
Longview, VA	C	C+	D+	B
Everets, VA	C-	C+	D	C+
Smithfield, VA	B-	C+	B-	A-
Isle of Wight, VA	C	C+	C-	B+
Orbit, VA	B+	B	B+	B

Arson in City with Similar Populations

Virginia Beach is lower versus other cities of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Jacksonville, FL	A-	B-	B-	A+
Oklahoma City, OK	D	D	D	D
Providence, RI	B-	B	B	A-
Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C+	C+
Memphis, TN	F	F	F	C+
Richmond, VA	D+	C+	C+	A
Louisville, KY	C-	C+	C+	B+
Milwaukee, WI	D+	D	D	B+
New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-	A
Salt Lake City, UT	D-	C	C	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Virginia Beach, VA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 55% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Virginia Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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