Neighborhood overview
OCEAN VIEW, Norfolk
Recent police-feed safety data for OCEAN VIEW in Norfolk, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Norfolk police open-data feed.
Safety Index
OCEAN VIEW reports higher per-capita rates than Norfolk citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
943 / 100k local
vs Norfolk 360 / 100k citywide (+162%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+188%)
Property
3,929 / 100k local
vs Norfolk 2,028 / 100k citywide (+94%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+154%)
~1,914 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~364 days · newest report 5/22/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (21 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in late night (12am–6am) (100% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 0 the week before).
- · property reports flat week-over-week (2 this week, 2 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 3 week-over-week (3 this week, 0 the week before).
- · Most reports in OCEAN VIEW occur during late night (12am-6am) — 100% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.