Virginia Beach, VA · the CityFunIndex
Safety in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach ranks #13 of 134 US cities for staying safe, with a safety score of 91 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 91st percentile nationally and #1 of 4 in Virginia.
- safety score
- 91
- Exceptional
- National rank
- #13 of 134
- In Virginia
- #1 of 4
- Percentile
- 91st
The typical city scores 50 for staying safe; Virginia Beach sits 41 points above the median.
How safety is measured
Reported violent and property crime rates.
The safety score is the flip side of our crime measure — 100 minus the raw crime score — so a city with less of it scores higher.
Data sources: FBI Crime Data Explorer and city open-data crime portals.
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around Virginia Beach
- T#11 Bridgeport, CT 92
- T#11 Laredo, TX 92
- #13 Virginia Beach, VA — this page 91
- #14 Bend, OR 90
- T#15 El Paso, TX 89
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More about Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach scores 49 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: