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Norfolk Police Department

City agencyVA1170000NIBRS since 1999LEMAS 2020Founded 1797

Norfolk City County, Virginia

Serves ~230,068 residents · UCR reported

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The Norfolk Police Department (NPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 242,803 people within 96.3 square miles (249 km2) of jurisdiction within Norfolk, Virginia.

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Aggravated Assault: victim & offender age · 4,220 victims, 3,090 offenders
Victim sex
Male2,233 (53%)
Female1,985 (47%)
Unknown2 (0%)
Victim race
Black or African American3,241 (78%)
White835 (20%)
Asian41 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native8 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander5 (0%)
Weapons involved
Firearm787 (27%)
Handgun781 (26%)
Personal Weapons515 (17%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument268 (9%)
Other194 (7%)
Unknown129 (4%)

Top 6 of 16 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home2,475 (59%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk1,073 (25%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage286 (7%)
Convenience Store75 (2%)
Hotel/Motel/Etc.48 (1%)
Bar/Nightclub33 (1%)

Top 6 of 30 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Acquaintance278 (16%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend273 (15%)
Otherwise Known243 (14%)
Stranger234 (13%)
Relationship Unknown234 (13%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)176 (10%)

Top 6 of 23 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property144 (36%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations57 (14%)
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter37 (9%)
Kidnapping/Abduction32 (8%)
Weapon Law Violations24 (6%)
All Other Larceny21 (5%)

Top 6 of 19 categories shown.

Open data

Curated sources
Possible sources (4) — portal matches not yet confirmed

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
667
Part-time sworn
5
Full-time civilian
87
Part-time civilian
0
Total FT employees
754
Population served
242,803
Operating budget
$77,618,592
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013752116$65,619,393
2007702208$48,657,000
2003742128$47,463,500
2000665115$43,031,178
1999702117
1997711109
199367294
199068086
198763080

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
542
Civilians (2025)
185

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

City of Norfolk open data

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