Virginia Beach Robbery
Virginia Beach · Robbery · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Virginia Beach police open data recorded 146 robbery incidents, 0.5% of all 28,130 incidents reported in the city that year and down 7.0% from 2024. That is about 32.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 136 per 100,000 across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 107 robbery incidents have been published.
Robbery in Virginia Beach by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 107 | — | — |
| 2025 | 146 | 32.1 | down 7.0% |
| 2024 | 157 | 34.5 | up 1.9% |
| 2023 | 154 | 33.9 | down 19.8% |
| 2022 | 192 | 42.2 | up 12.9% |
| 2021 | 170 | 37.4 | — |
| 2020 (partial year) | 156 | — | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 1,293 robbery incidents.
Neighborhoods with the most robbery (2025)
- Bayside Borough 12 incidents
- Pembroke Area 11 incidents
- Oceanfront - 31st St South 9 incidents
- Town Center Busi Dist in Pembroke 4 incidents
- Witchduck Area 4 incidents
- Hilltop 3 incidents
- Green Run 3 incidents
- Arrowhead Area 3 incidents
Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.
Questions
How many robbery incidents were reported in Virginia Beach in 2025?
146, according to Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach Police Department 911 calls open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is robbery going up or down in Virginia Beach?
Reported robbery was down 7.0% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 24.0% 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.
Other crime types in Virginia Beach
- Virginia Beach other 14,971 in 2025
- Virginia Beach theft 5,396 in 2025
- Virginia Beach assault 4,120 in 2025
- Virginia Beach theft from vehicle 1,283 in 2025
- Virginia Beach fraud 1,226 in 2025
- Virginia Beach auto theft 510 in 2025
- Virginia Beach burglary 286 in 2025
- Virginia Beach sexual assault 104 in 2025
- Virginia Beach vandalism 45 in 2025
- Virginia Beach homicide 35 in 2025
- Virginia Beach shooting 8 in 2025