Norfolk Assault

Norfolk · Assault · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Norfolk police open data recorded 3,758 assault incidents, 20.6% of all 18,212 incidents reported in the city that year and up 12.6% from 2024. That is about 1,626 per 100,000 residents, compared with 1,325 per 100,000 across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 3,328 assault incidents have been published.

Assault in Norfolk by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)3,328——
20253,7581,626up 12.6%
20243,3361,443up 7.4%
20233,1071,344up 3.7%
20222,9951,296—
2021 (partial year)701——

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 17,225 assault incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most assault (2025)

  1. Downtown Norfolk Civic League 101 incidents
  2. Northside 87 incidents
  3. Bayview 87 incidents
  4. East Ocean View 86 incidents
  5. Youngs Terrace 85 incidents
  6. Crossroads 82 incidents
  7. Ocean View 79 incidents
  8. Park Place 79 incidents

Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.

Questions

How many assault incidents were reported in Norfolk in 2025?

3,758, according to Norfolk Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is assault going up or down in Norfolk?

Reported assault was up 12.6% in 2025 compared with 2024, and up 25.5% compared with 2022 (rising over three years).

Where does this data come from?

Source: Norfolk Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

Other crime types in Norfolk

← Norfolk crime map · Assault across the US

TheCrimeMaps.com
TheCrimeMaps.com