The city of Norfolk, with a total population of 245,190, experienced 32,119 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 430.48 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 35.99% difference making Norfolk higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 1,363 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Norfolk also handled 9,192 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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The city of Norfolk experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Norfolk totaled 1,363 violent crimes and 9,192 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Norfolk experienced 16,624 violent crimes. Of those, 376 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 1,161 were for legacy rape, 6,422 were for robbery, and 8,665 were for aggravated assault.