Virginia Beach Crime Map

Virginia · Latest 24h · updated 2026-11-12

Latest 24h6 incidents, 1 violent (2026-11-10)
2026 YTD25,188 incidents through October
2025 (full year)28,130 incidents
Full archive214,433 incidents (2019–2026)
Per 100K / year6,185

Source: Virginia Beach Police Department (78%), Virginia Beach Police Department 911 calls (22%) open data.

About crime in Virginia Beach

Latest mapped day. Virginia Beach recorded 6 incidents on 2026-11-10, including 1 violent-category incident. This is a short-window snapshot of police open data, not a personal-safety score.

Year-over-year context

Virginia Beach recorded 28,725 incidents in 2024 and 28,130 in 2025, a 2.1% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.

Latest 24h (2026-11-10) category breakdown

Other5
Assault1

Where incidents were mapped

Across 2019–2026, the current archive contains 214,433 incidents for Virginia Beach. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.

Virginia Beach crime overview

Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data

TL;DR. Virginia Beach recorded 28,130 police-reported incidents in 2025, with Other as the most common category at 14,971 reports, or 53.2% of the total. Theft followed with 5,396 incidents. The 2025 total was down 2.1% from 28,725 in 2024. For January–October 2026, reports totaled 25,188, up 5.9% from 23,784 in the same months of 2025. Data is current through November 2026.

About this data

TheCrimeMaps shows police-reported incidents in Virginia Beach, Virginia, mapped from open data published by the Virginia Beach Police Department and Virginia Beach Police Department 911 calls. Points represent individual incidents placed by location, with data current through November 2026 and an archive covering 2019 to 2026.

In complete calendar year 2025, Virginia Beach recorded 28,130 police-reported incidents. That equals 6,185 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, calculated with the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 454,808 for the city. Violent-category incidents, defined as assault plus sexual assault plus robbery plus shooting plus homicide in 2025, totaled 4,413, or 15.7% of the 2025 total, for a rate of 970.3 reported violent incidents per 100,000 residents citywide during 2025.

Recent trend

Total police-reported incidents declined 2.1% between two complete calendar years, from 28,725 in 2024 to 28,130 in 2025. Among complete years, counts moved from 26,015 in 2021 to 26,995 in 2022, then to 31,372 in 2023, before easing to 28,725 in 2024 and 28,130 in 2025. For the current window, January–October 2026 recorded 25,188 incidents, an increase of 5.9% over 23,784 in January–October 2025 on the same January–October basis. Earlier archive entries of 24,572 in 2019 and 22,775 in 2020 are marked as partial years.

Category breakdown

In 2025, Other was the largest grouping with 14,971 incidents, or 53.2% of the total, followed by Theft with 5,396 incidents, or 19.2%, and Assault with 4,120 incidents, or 14.6%. The Other grouping in Virginia Beach covers many police codes, led by Other crime with 7,781 incidents, or 27.7% of all 2025 incidents, and Impaired & dangerous driving with 3,597 incidents, or 12.8%. Drugs accounted for 1,757 incidents, or 6.2%, while Weapons offenses added 1,022 incidents, or 3.6%. Beyond the top three, Theft from vehicle recorded 1,283 incidents, or 4.6%, and Fraud recorded 1,226 incidents, or 4.4%. Threats and Harassment contributed 496 incidents, or 1.8%, and 318 incidents, or 1.1%.

Where incidents concentrate

For 2025, Oceanfront - 31st St South recorded the most incidents among named neighborhoods with 2,404, or 8.5% of the city total, followed by Bayside Borough with 1,040, or 3.7%, and Pembroke Area with 708, or 2.5%. Kempsville Area recorded 616, or 2.2%, and Hilltop recorded 609, or 2.2%. These neighborhood counts follow where people live, work and visit, so they are not a risk score for residents or visitors. The ranking covers 778 named neighborhoods ranked by incidents in 2025.

What this means

Virginia Beach’s 2025 picture centers on 28,130 incidents, with Other at 14,971 incidents, or 53.2%, larger than Theft at 5,396 incidents, or 19.2%, and Assault at 4,120 incidents, or 14.6%, combined. Oceanfront - 31st St South stands out at 2,404 incidents, or 8.5%, compared with Bayside Borough at 1,040 incidents, or 3.7%. The year-series context shows 31,372 incidents in 2023 and 26,995 incidents in 2022, framing 2025 below its recent peak while Theft from vehicle at 1,283 incidents, or 4.6%, remains a smaller slice.

FAQ

How many crimes were reported in Virginia Beach in 2025?
Virginia Beach had 28,130 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025. That equals 6,185 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 454,808 for the city. The 2025 total covers 12 months of data. Violent-category incidents totaled 4,413, or 15.7% of the 2025 total.

What type of crime was most reported in Virginia Beach in 2025?
Other was the largest category in 2025 with 14,971 incidents, or 53.2% of the 28,130 total. It includes other crime with 7,781 incidents, impaired and dangerous driving with 3,597, drugs with 1,757, weapons offenses with 1,022, threats with 496, and harassment with 318. Theft was next with 5,396 incidents, followed by assault with 4,120.

Did crime in Virginia Beach go up or down from 2024 to 2025?
Total reported incidents declined from 28,725 in 2024 to 28,130 in 2025, a decrease of 2.1% across two consecutive complete calendar years. For a more recent comparison, January–October 2026 had 25,188 incidents compared with 23,784 in the same months in 2025, an increase of 5.9%. The archive from 2019 through 2026 contains 214,433 incidents combined.

How many assaults and other violent crimes were reported in Virginia Beach in 2025?
Virginia Beach recorded 4,413 violent-category incidents in 2025, or 15.7% of the 28,130 total, defined as assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide. Assault alone accounted for 4,120 incidents, or 14.6% of the yearly total. The violent rate was 970.3 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025 using the Census 2024 population.

Which neighborhoods in Virginia Beach had the most reported incidents in 2025?
Oceanfront - 31st St South led named neighborhoods ranked by incidents in 2025 with 2,404 incidents, or 8.5% of the 28,130 total. Bayside Borough was next with 1,040, followed by Pembroke Area with 708, Kempsville Area with 616 and Hilltop with 609. Oceanfront - 31st St North had 331, Town Center Busi Dist in Pembroke had 314 and Princess Anne Plaza Area had 300.

Where does the Virginia Beach crime data come from and how current is it?
The figures come from the Virginia Beach Police Department and Virginia Beach Police Department 911 calls. The headline total of 28,130 covers calendar year 2025 with 12 months of data. The dataset on TheCrimeMaps extends through November 2026, including 25,849 incidents in 2026, which covers 11 months and is not a complete year.

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