The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Kempsville Gardens, Virginia Beach, VA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Kempsville Gardens

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Kempsville Gardens. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Kempsville Gardens, Virginia Beach, VA Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

A
A-
Other Crime Grade
C

$6.02 million

Cost of Crime™ for Kempsville Gardens, Virginia Beach, VA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,717 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Kempsville Gardens with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Kempsville Gardens, Virginia Beach, VA Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Kempsville Gardens's combined rate is lower than the norm. Kempsville Gardens sits in the 73rd percentile, ahead of 73% of neighborhoods and behind 27%. The grade covers only Kempsville Gardens's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Kempsville Gardens is 26.72 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 17 in the northwest areas to 1 in 45 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Kempsville Gardens, Virginia Beach, VA report the most crime, about 100 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Kempsville Gardens, Virginia Beach, VA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Kempsville Gardens for 2025 is $6,018,988, about $673 per resident and $1,717 per household. That equals 1.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 44.9%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.5%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Kempsville Gardens Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Kempsville Gardens, Virginia Beach, VA: $673
Mercury Central, Hampton, VA: $823
Ashburn Village, Ashburn, VA: $189
Virginia: $432
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Kempsville Gardens is $673 per year, which is $208 more than the national average and $241 more than Virginia Beach's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Kempsville Gardens:
  • In Mercury Central, Hampton, VA, crime costs $823 per person, which is $150 more than in Kempsville Gardens.
  • In Ashburn Village, Ashburn, VA, crime costs $189 per person, which is $483 less than in Kempsville Gardens

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Kempsville Gardens for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Kempsville Gardens
Cost per Kempsville Gardens Resident
Murder
$3.77 million
$421
Rape/Sexual Assault
$281,985
$32
Robbery
$70,427
$8
Assault
$243,262
$27
Kidnapping
$49,952
$6
Vehicle Theft
$337,988
$38
Burglary
$38,884
$4
Theft
$486,728
$54
Arson
$10,737
$1
Vandalism
$375,973
$42
Animal Cruelty
$10,482
$1
Drug Crimes
$269,732
$30
Identity Theft
$76,471
$9
Total Cost of Crime
$6,018,988
$673

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Kempsville Gardens, Virginia Beach, VA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Kempsville Gardens totals $26,332,256 ($2,942 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $32,351,244 ($3,615 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The north part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Kempsville Gardens has 2, do the same, and of Kempsville Gardens's 8,949 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Kempsville Gardens Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Kempsville Gardens residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.9465
Robbery
0.2502
Rape
0.5197
Murder
0.2240
Total Violent Crime
1.940 (A)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
10.50
Vehicle Theft
2.439
Burglary
0.4791
Arson
0.0497
Total Property Crime
13.47 (A-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0921
Drug Crimes
4.075
Vandalism
5.881
Identity Theft
1.104
Animal Cruelty
0.1584
Total "Other" Rate
11.31 (C)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Kempsville Gardens is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Kempsville Gardens.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B-
A+
B+
B-
A
B-
B
A-
B+
C-
C
C-
A-
A
A-
A
A+
A+
C-
B
D+
D+
D+
C
C-
B-
D+
C-
C-
D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Kempsville Gardens is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B
A-
A-
B
B+
B+
B
C+
C+
D+
B-
B-
D+
D+
D+
A-
C
C
D
B-
B-
D-
C+
C+
D
F
F
C
D+
D+

Considering only the crime rate, Kempsville Gardens is as safe as the Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Kempsville Gardens, Virginia Beach, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 63% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Kempsville Gardens schools on SchoolGrade

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