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The Norfolk crime rate is much higher than the Virginia average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #151

Norfolk, VA	2,724.25
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.

Norfolk, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Norfolk, VA	Count	31	122	392	735	1,312	7,864	503	25
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	12.5	49.4	158.7	297.5	531.0	3,182.8	203.6	10.1	2,134
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	28	134	414	842	2,039	8,006	767	43
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	11.3	54.2	167.4	340.5	824.5	3,237.3	310.1	17.4	2,410
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	34	75	491	732	2,261	8,403	727	58
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	13.9	30.6	200.2	298.4	921.7	3,425.6	296.4	23.6	2,426
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	29	81	625	689	2,256	9,217	785	38
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	11.8	33.0	254.4	280.4	918.2	3,751.3	319.5	15.5	2,561
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	34	90	596	725	2,158	10,079	922	50
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	14.5	38.4	254.6	309.7	921.8	4,305.4	393.8	21.4	2,837
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	34	102	630	776	2,078	9,912	950	42
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	14.5	43.4	268.0	330.1	883.9	4,216.1	404.1	17.9	2,865
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	28	86	1,050	787	1,868	9,212	1,115	57
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	11.9	36.6	446.7	334.8	794.7	3,918.9	474.3	24.2	2,982
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	48	97	910	869	1,694	8,797	1,027	36
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	21.1	42.6	399.3	381.3	743.3	3,860.0	450.6	15.8	3,072
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	28	100	948	768	1,614	9,032	1,037	76
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	12.0	42.7	404.7	327.8	689.0	3,855.4	442.7	32.4	2,859
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	59	92	886	804	1,769	10,153	1,139	43
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	24.5	38.1	367.2	333.2	733.2	4,208.2	472.1	17.8	3,097
	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

Norfolk, VA	47.33
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.

Norfolk, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Norfolk, VA	Count	12	2	0	7	3	0
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	4.9	0.8	0.0	2.8	1.2	0.0	48
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	7	3	3	1	0	0
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	2.8	1.2	1.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	28
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	1.3	0.9	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	12
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	8	2	3	3	0	0
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	3.4	0.9	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	34
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	10	8	0	2	0	0
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	4.3	3.4	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	42
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	39	27	5	2	4	1
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	17.1	11.8	2.2	0.9	1.8	0.4	171
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	18	12	1	5	0	0
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	7.7	5.1	0.4	2.1	0.0	0.0	76
	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

Norfolk, VA	3.20
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.

Norfolk, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Norfolk, VA	Count	845	756	89
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	342.0	306.0	36.0	3.24
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	857	763	94
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	346.5	308.5	38.0	3.28
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	825	733	92
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	336.3	298.8	37.5	3.18
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	808	721	87
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	328.9	293.4	35.4	3.11
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	842	759	83
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	359.7	324.2	35.5	3.42
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	877	755	122
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	373.0	321.1	51.9	3.47
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	879	757	122
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	373.9	322.0	51.9	3.48
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	837	714	123
	Norfolk, VA	Per 100,000	367.3	313.3	54.0	3.40
	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	Norfolk, VA	Count	844	729	115
2005	Norfolk, VA	Count	822	699	123