Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Norfolk, VA Crime Grade
How Norfolk grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Virginia — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Virginia
8/10
vs. Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Norfolk, VA was 396.8 per 100,000 residents (913 incidents over a population of 230,068). That puts Norfolk Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 95% above the Virginia statewide rate of 203.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Norfolk (red), Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Norfolk vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 748.1(1,814) | 713.3(1,665) | 542.3(1,252) | 479.0(1,104) | 396.8(913) |
| Murder | 26.4(64) | 26.6(62) | 18.6(43) | 16.1(37) | 11.3(26) |
| Rape | 53.2(129) | 49.7(116) | 49.8(115) | 45.1(104) | 37.8(87) |
| Robbery | 115.9(281) | 129.4(302) | 90.5(209) | 77.7(179) | 71.3(164) |
| Aggravated assault | 552.6(1,340) | 507.7(1,185) | 383.4(885) | 340.2(784) | 276.4(636) |
| Property crime | 3241.0(7,859) | 4908.8(11,458) | 3850.6(8,889) | 3799.4(8,756) | 3160.4(7,271) |
| Burglary | 200.4(486) | 239.1(558) | 255.6(590) | 257.7(594) | 215.2(495) |
| Larceny | 2580.7(6,258) | 3862.6(9,016) | 2930.1(6,764) | 3138.1(7,232) | 2703.5(6,220) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 457.3(1,109) | 803.3(1,875) | 656.7(1,516) | 399.6(921) | 235.1(541) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Norfolk's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Virginia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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