Virginia Beach, VA Profile

Virginia Beach, VA, population 433,575, is located in Virginia's Virginia Beach (city) county, about 16.6 miles from Chesapeake and 17.0 miles from Norfolk.

Through the 90's Virginia Beach's population has grown by about 8%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Virginia Beach has grown by about 3%. Since 2005 Virginia Beach's population has declined by about 1%.

Virginia Beach's property crime levels tend to be about the same as Virginia's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Virginia Beach tend to be lower than Virginia's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	71%
	African American	19%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	5%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	5%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	7.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	425,259	N/A
2001	427,590	0.55%
2002	430,520	0.69%
2003	435,796	1.23%
2004	439,048	0.75%
2005	437,464	-0.36%
2006	437,206	-0.06%
2007	434,138	-0.70%
2008	432,228	-0.44%
2009	433,575	0.31%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$48,705

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	195
2002	218
2003	211
2004	226
2005	255
2006	284
2007	250
2008	240
2009	209
2010	188

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	12	110	368	350
2002	3	132	443	376
2003	24	119	408	377
2004	15	138	482	370
2005	20	96	622	402
2006	19	115	678	444
2007	16	88	555	430
2008	14	73	537	419
2009	18	70	452	370
2010	14	55	422	329

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	3,542
2002	3,449
2003	3,314
2004	3,043
2005	2,988
2006	2,903
2007	2,989
2008	2,904
2009	3,063
2010	3,036

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	2,285	12,078	932
2002	2,290	11,981	842
2003	2,138	11,621	805
2004	1,772	10,970	762
2005	2,213	10,376	753
2006	2048	10212	595
2007	2159	10285	586
2008	1921	10046	642
2009	2043	10751	565
2010	2151	10431	650