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The Virginia Beach crime rate is higher than the Virginia average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #97

Virginia Beach, VA	1,227.03
Virginia	1,125.21
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Virginia Beach, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	17	107	252	284	1,050	8,396	365	60
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	3.8	23.7	55.9	63.0	232.8	1,861.2	80.9	13.3	945
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	17.2	51.5	112.9	277.7	1,560.5	92.1	NA	912
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	17	140	304	269	1,407	9,374	445	99
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	3.8	31.1	67.5	59.7	312.2	2,079.9	98.7	22.0	1,099
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	19.1	55.3	109.7	322.5	1,640.1	103.3	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	21	58	326	353	1,573	9,662	482	123
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	4.7	13.0	72.8	78.9	351.4	2,158.7	107.7	27.5	1,094
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	17.7	57.5	111.1	360.5	1,690.7	110.9	NA	1,002
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	15	60	412	289	2,038	9,645	450	133
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	3.4	13.5	93.0	65.2	459.8	2,176.1	101.5	30.0	1,149
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.7	19.0	67.1	106.9	377.9	1,751.6	120.1	NA	1,045
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	14	55	422	329	2,151	10,431	650	133
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	3.2	12.6	96.8	75.5	493.5	2,393.1	149.1	30.5	1,253
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	19.1	70.7	119.1	382.8	1,812.5	131.8	NA	1,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	18	70	452	370	2,043	10,751	565	107
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	4.1	16.0	103.6	84.8	468.4	2,464.8	129.5	24.5	1,299
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.4	19.2	79.4	123.9	400.6	1,883.4	144.9	NA	1,148
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	14	73	537	419	1,921	10,046	642	135
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	3.2	16.8	123.7	96.5	442.5	2,313.9	147.9	31.1	1,290
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.7	22.6	95.7	132.8	411.8	1,935.6	170.7	NA	1,236
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	16	88	555	430	2,159	10,285	586	171
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	3.7	20.2	127.3	98.6	495.2	2,359.3	134.4	39.2	1,352
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.3	22.6	99.2	142.6	410.9	1,873.3	182.2	NA	1,248
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	19	115	678	444	2,048	10,212	595	165
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	4.3	26.0	153.1	100.3	462.5	2,306.3	134.4	37.3	1,401
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.2	23.4	101.4	152.1	417.6	1,866.8	193.8	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	20	96	622	402	2,213	10,376	753	116
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	4.5	21.5	139.3	90.0	495.7	2,324.1	168.7	26.0	1,388
	Virginia	Per 100,000	6.1	22.7	99.2	154.8	392.1	2,035.0	211.1	NA	1,319
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Virginia Beach, VA	35.44
Virginia	24.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Virginia Beach, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	8	5	2	1	0	0
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	1.8	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	17
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	5	3	2	0	0	0
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	16	5	5	4	2	0
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	3.6	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.5	0.0	36
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	19	10	7	1	0	1
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	4.4	2.3	1.6	0.2	0.0	0.2	43
	Virginia	Per 100,000	2.2	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	12	7	2	2	1	0
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	2.8	1.6	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	27
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	28	21	3	4	0	0
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	6.4	4.8	0.7	0.9	0.0	0.0	64
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	24	15	4	3	2	0
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	5.5	3.4	0.9	0.7	0.5	0.0	55
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.2	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	28	16	5	4	3	0
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	6.3	3.6	1.1	0.9	0.7	0.0	63
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.5	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.4	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Virginia Beach, VA	1.85
Virginia	2.62
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Virginia Beach, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	964	787	177
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	213.7	174.5	39.2	1.94
	Virginia	Per 100,000	286.7	226.5	60.2	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	955	782	173
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	211.9	173.5	38.4	1.93
	Virginia	Per 100,000	287.8	227.1	60.7	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	955	783	172
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	213.4	174.9	38.4	1.94
	Virginia	Per 100,000	288.7	227.4	61.3	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	945	776	169
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	213.2	175.1	38.1	1.94
	Virginia	Per 100,000	289.7	226.8	62.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	938	775	163
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	215.2	177.8	37.4	1.97
	Virginia	Per 100,000	292.4	229.8	62.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	944	780	164
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	216.4	178.8	37.6	1.98
	Virginia	Per 100,000	296.9	232.5	64.4	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	968	812	156
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	223.0	187.0	35.9	2.05
	Virginia	Per 100,000	305.7	237.6	68.1	2.72
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	962	800	162
	Virginia Beach, VA	Per 100,000	220.7	183.5	37.2	2.02
	Virginia	Per 100,000	302.3	234.5	67.8	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	955	800	155
2005	Virginia Beach, VA	Count	951	786	165