Norfolk Vandalism

Norfolk · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Norfolk police open data recorded 1,604 vandalism incidents, 8.8% of all 18,212 incidents reported in the city that year and down 8.5% from 2024. That is about 694 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 1,469 vandalism incidents have been published.

Vandalism in Norfolk by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)1,469——
20251,604694down 8.5%
20241,753759down 10.7%
20231,964850down 16.9%
20222,3621,022—
2021 (partial year)618——

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 9,770 vandalism incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most vandalism (2025)

  1. Downtown Norfolk Civic League 79 incidents
  2. Ghent Neighborhood League 47 incidents
  3. Bayview 42 incidents
  4. Northside 38 incidents
  5. Crossroads 36 incidents
  6. Fairmont Park 34 incidents
  7. Beacon Light Berkley 31 incidents
  8. Park Place 31 incidents

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

Questions

How many vandalism incidents were reported in Norfolk in 2025?

1,604, according to Norfolk Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is vandalism going up or down in Norfolk?

Reported vandalism was down 8.5% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 32.1% compared with 2022 (falling 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

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