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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$1.0 billion

Cost of Crime™ for Virginia Beach, VA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,419 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of the Virginia Beach area 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 Virginia Beach, VA Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where the Virginia Beach area's combined rate is higher than the norm. Virginia Beach sits in the 27th percentile, ahead of 27% of cities and behind 73%. The grade covers only the Virginia Beach area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in the Virginia Beach area is 33.21 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 43 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Virginia Beach, VA report the most crime, about 13,933 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 123 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Virginia Beach, VA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Virginia Beach for 2025 is $1,031,570,382, about $557 per resident and $1,419 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Virginia Beach Compared to Other Cities?

Virginia Beach, VA:	$557
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
Virginia:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Virginia Beach is $557 per year, which is $93 more than the national average and $20 more than Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Virginia Beach:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $1,084 more than in Virginia Beach.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $307 less than in Virginia Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Virginia Beach for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Virginia Beach	Cost per Virginia Beach Resident
Murder	$424.5 million	$229
Rape/Sexual Assault	$64.1 million	$35
Robbery	$22.5 million	$12
Assault	$100.1 million	$54
Kidnapping	$34.0 million	$18
Vehicle Theft	$71.3 million	$39
Burglary	$20.0 million	$11
Theft	$149.9 million	$81
Arson	$3.03 million	$2
Vandalism	$80.0 million	$43
Animal Cruelty	$2.31 million	$1
Drug Crimes	$48.1 million	$26
Identity Theft	$11.7 million	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$1,031,570,382	$557

The Intangible Cost of Crime in 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 Virginia Beach totals $3,150,626,256 ($1,703 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,182,196,638 ($2,260 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 northwest part of the city 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 the Virginia Beach area has 47, do the same, and of the Virginia Beach area's 1,850,402 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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Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.884
Robbery	0.3869
Rape	0.5712
Murder	0.1221
Total Violent Crime	2.964 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.64
Vehicle Theft	2.489
Burglary	1.190
Arson	0.0677
Total Property Crime	19.39 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3034
Drug Crimes	3.514
Vandalism	6.053
Identity Theft	0.8151
Animal Cruelty	0.1686
Total "Other" Rate	10.85 (D+)

Individual Virginia Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in the Virginia Beach area is higher. 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
Norfolk, VA	D	C-	D-
Chesapeake, VA	C	C+	C-
Portsmouth, VA	D-	D	F
Suffolk, VA	C-	C	C-
Carrollton, VA	B	A-	B-
Longview, VA	C	C+	D+
Everets, VA	C-	C+	D
Smithfield, VA	B-	C+	B-
Isle of Wight, VA	C	C+	C-
Orbit, VA	B+	B	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Virginia Beach is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

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

Considering only the crime rate, the Virginia Beach area is as safe as the Virginia state average and as safe as the national average.

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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