Virginia Beach Crime 2020
Virginia Beach · 2020 (the police feed changed after this year (911 calls before the crime-report feed began, or a smaller extract), so not comparable with later years) · updated 2026-11-12
Virginia Beach police open data lists 22,775 911 calls for 2020 (the police feed changed after this year (911 calls before the crime-report feed began, or a smaller extract), so not comparable with later years). These are 911 calls for service, reports of possible crimes rather than crime reports, so the year has no crime rate and stays out of the rankings. The most common crime types were other (44.5%), theft (29.1%), assault (8.8%).
Crime types in 2020
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 10,124 | 44.5% | — |
| Theft | 6,629 | 29.1% | — |
| Assault | 2,003 | 8.8% | — |
| Auto theft | 1,496 | 6.6% | — |
| Burglary | 1,064 | 4.7% | — |
| Fraud | 672 | 3.0% | — |
| Sexual assault | 631 | 2.8% | — |
| Robbery | 156 | 0.7% | — |
The police feed changed after this year (911 calls before the crime-report feed began, or a smaller extract), so not comparable with later years. These are the counts the source published, not a complete year.
Month by month
| Jan | 1,958 |
| Feb | 1,784 |
| Mar | 1,804 |
| Apr | 1,435 |
| May | 1,931 |
| Jun | 2,180 |
| Jul | 2,153 |
| Aug | 1,929 |
| Sep | 1,903 |
| Oct | 2,042 |
| Nov | 1,896 |
| Dec | 1,760 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2020
- Oceanfront - 31st St South 2,148 incidents
- Bayside Borough 746 incidents
- Kempsville Area 640 incidents
- Hilltop 402 incidents
- Oceanfront - 31st St North 400 incidents
- Pembroke Area 376 incidents
- Princess Anne Plaza Area 243 incidents
- Municipal Center 229 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Virginia Beach in 2020?
22,775 incidents for 2020 (the police feed changed after this year (911 calls before the crime-report feed began, or a smaller extract), so not comparable with later years) in Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach Police Department 911 calls open data.
Other years
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Source: Virginia Beach Police Department (78%), Virginia Beach Police Department 911 calls (22%) open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.