In 2025, Virginia Beach police reported 453 violent crimes (100 per 100,000 residents), including 15 murders, 139 robberies and 218 aggravated assaults, plus 6,723 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 454,805. Violent-crime rate rank: 8 of 8 large Virginia cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency VA1280000, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport News | 794 | 1,451 | 18 | 2,270 | Totals |
| Richmond | 441 | 1,040 | 54 | 3,329 | Totals |
| Norfolk | 399 | 919 | 27 | 3,182 | Totals |
| Suffolk | 365 | 385 | 3 | 1,247 | Totals |
| Chesapeake | 319 | 821 | 11 | 1,474 | Totals |
| Hampton | 276 | 381 | 25 | 2,870 | Totals |
| Alexandria | 142 | 227 | 2 | 1,651 | Totals |
| Virginia Beach | 100 | 453 | 15 | 1,478 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Virginia Beach's violent-crime rate of 100 per 100,000 people in 2025 was less than half the Virginia rate (210) and less than half the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 1,004 residents, or about 8.7 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Virginia Beach ranks 352nd for violent crime, in the lower half, and 196th for murder (15 murders, 3.3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 48% of Virginia Beach's violent crimes and robberies 31%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 1,478 per 100,000, 6% higher than Virginia overall. Virginia Beach police logged 460 vehicle thefts (101 per 100,000, 289th of 351; Virginia: 114) and 281 burglaries (62 per 100,000, 30% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Norfolk, 16 miles northwest; its violent-crime rate (399) is 4 times Virginia Beach's.
Out-of-state cities near Virginia Beach's size (454,805 residents): Long Beach, CA at 621 violent crimes per 100,000 and Oakland, CA at 1,475.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Virginia Beach had 100 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, less than half the statewide 210. It is 8th highest of the 8 Virginia cities on this site; Newport News is highest at 794. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Virginia Beach police reported 15 murders for 2025, a rate of 3.3 per 100,000 residents. The Virginia rate was 4.3 and the national rate 4.1.
460 vehicles were reported stolen in Virginia Beach in 2025, 101 per 100,000 residents. That is 48% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 289th of 351 cities on this site.