West Ocean View, Norfolk, VA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$2.17 million

Cost of Crime™ for West Ocean View, Norfolk, VA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $636 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Ocean View with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in West Ocean View against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. West Ocean View sits in the 64th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 64% of neighborhoods and behind 36%. The grade covers only West Ocean View's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in West Ocean View is 3.545 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 222 in the northeast areas to 1 in 355 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of West Ocean View, Norfolk, VA report the most violent crime, about 5 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Ocean View, Norfolk, VA

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Ocean View is projected at $2,170,297 for 2025, about $312 per resident and $636 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 39.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in West Ocean View Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

West Ocean View, Norfolk, VA:	$312
South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA:	$505
Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA:	$82
Virginia:	$238
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $312 per resident each year in West Ocean View, which is $54 more than the national average and $75 more than Norfolk's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to West Ocean View:

In South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA, crime costs $505 per person, which is $193 more than in West Ocean View.
In Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA, crime costs $82 per person, which is $230 less than in West Ocean View

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for West Ocean View, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to West Ocean View	Cost per West Ocean View Resident
Murder	$1.34 million	$192
Rape/Sexual Assault	$262,691	$38
Robbery	$91,977	$13
Assault	$478,504	$69
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,170,297	$312

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Ocean View, Norfolk, VA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in West Ocean View totals $10,271,615 ($1,478 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $12,441,911 ($1,791 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Ocean View, Norfolk, VA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northeast part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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West Ocean View Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 West Ocean View residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.398
Robbery	0.4209
Rape	0.6236
Murder	0.1024
Total Violent Crime	3.545 (B)

Individual West Ocean View Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in West Ocean View is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to West Ocean View.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bay View, Norfolk, VA	A	A-	A
Oakdale Farms, Norfolk, VA	B	C+	B+
Suburban Acres, Norfolk, VA	B	B	B
Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk, VA	B	B+	B+
Larrymore Lawns, Norfolk, VA	B	B	A-
North Meadow Brook, Norfolk, VA	A	A-	A+
East Ocean View, Norfolk, VA	B+	B-	A
Larchmont-Edgewater, Norfolk, VA	B+	C+	B+
Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk, VA	C+	A+	C+
Fairmont Park, Norfolk, VA	C-	B-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Ocean View is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
East Gloucester, Gloucester, MA	A-	B	B
Cherokee Park, Nashville, TN	D+	D+	D+
Columbia Forest, Arlington, VA	A-	A	A
Coomer Creek, Garland, TX	C-	C	C
Crystal Springs, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+
Delta, Everett, WA	D-	C+	C+
Abbott McKinley, Buffalo, NY	A-	A-	A-
Downtown Oakdale, Oakdale, CA	C	D	D
Duncan Park, Lexington, KY	D	B-	B-
Bakersfield Country Club, Bakersfield, CA	B-	C+	C+

Considering only the violent crime rate, West Ocean View is less safe than the Virginia state average and as safe as the national average.

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