The Lakes, Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach · neighborhood · updated 2026-11-12
| 2026 to date | 61 incidents (through 2026-11-10) |
|---|---|
| 2025 full year | 99 incidents |
| Full archive | 664 incidents · 2019–2026 |
About this neighborhood
2025 snapshot (full-year). The Lakes recorded 99 incidents in 2025 (0.4% of Virginia Beach incidents in the same source period). These are raw police open-data counts, not a personal-safety score.
Year-over-year context
The Lakes had 76 incidents in 2024 and 99 in 2025, a 30.3% increase. Comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and neighborhood boundaries.
2025 category breakdown
| Other | 44 |
| Assault | 21 |
| Theft | 14 |
| Theft from vehicle | 9 |
| Fraud | 5 |
| Auto theft | 3 |
Across 2019–2026, this neighborhood has 664 incidents in the current archive. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
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