Virginia Beach Sexual assault

Virginia Beach · Sexual assault · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Virginia Beach police open data recorded 104 sexual assault incidents, 0.4% of all 28,130 incidents reported in the city that year and down 12.6% from 2024. That is about 22.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 80.9 per 100,000 across the 42 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 104 sexual assault incidents have been published.

Sexual assault in Virginia Beach by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)104——
202510422.9down 12.6%
202411926.2down 34.3%
202318139.8up 17.5%
202215433.9down 11.5%
202117438.3—
2020 (partial year)631——

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 2,074 sexual assault incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most sexual assault (2025)

  1. Oceanfront - 31st St South 9 incidents
  2. Bayside Borough 3 incidents
  3. Buckner Farm 3 incidents
  4. Rosemont Forest South 2 incidents
  5. Oceanfront - 31st St North 2 incidents
  6. Aragona Village 2 incidents
  7. Thalia Area 2 incidents
  8. Municipal Center 2 incidents

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

Questions

How many sexual assault incidents were reported in Virginia Beach in 2025?

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

Is sexual assault going up or down in Virginia Beach?

Reported sexual assault was down 12.6% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 32.5% 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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