The city of Norfolk, with a total population of 11,815, experienced 96 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 30.47 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 90.37% difference making Norfolk lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 1 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Norfolk also handled 35 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to Avon and Bellingham, Norfolk is a safer place to live.
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The city of Norfolk experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Norfolk totaled 1 violent crimes and 35 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Norfolk experienced 27 violent crimes. Of those, 1 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 8 were for legacy rape, 1 were for robbery, and 17 were for aggravated assault.