Virginia Beach Auto theft

Virginia Beach · Auto theft · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Virginia Beach police open data recorded 510 auto theft incidents, 1.8% of all 28,130 incidents reported in the city that year and down 8.4% from 2024. That is about 112 per 100,000 residents, compared with 486 per 100,000 across the 56 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 367 auto theft incidents have been published.

Auto theft in Virginia Beach by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)367——
2025510112down 8.4%
2024557122down 28.1%
2023775170down 22.7%
20221,003221up 13.5%
2021884194—
2020 (partial year)1,496——

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 7,102 auto theft incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most auto theft (2025)

  1. Oceanfront - 31st St South 30 incidents
  2. Bayside Borough 11 incidents
  3. Kempsville Area 11 incidents
  4. Thalia Area 11 incidents
  5. Town Center Busi Dist in Pembroke 10 incidents
  6. Princess Anne Plaza Area 9 incidents
  7. Euclid Indust Park in the Triangle 9 incidents
  8. Oceanfront - 31st St North 8 incidents

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

Questions

How many auto theft incidents were reported in Virginia Beach in 2025?

510, according to Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach Police Department 911 calls open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is auto theft going up or down in Virginia Beach?

Reported auto theft was down 8.4% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 49.2% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).

Where does this data come from?

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

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