Neighborhood overview
West Ghent, Norfolk
Recent police-feed safety data for West Ghent in Norfolk, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Norfolk police open-data feed.
Safety Index
West Ghent reports lower per-capita rates than Norfolk citywide.
Violent (persons)
0 / 100k local
vs Norfolk 244 / 100k citywide (-100%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-100%)
Property
696 / 100k local
vs Norfolk 2,383 / 100k citywide (-71%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-64%)
~2,880 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~182 days · newest report Jul 8, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~182-day data window with 10 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (5 reports in the last 30 days)
- · property reports flat week-over-week (1 this week, 1 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 1 week-over-week (2 this week, 1 the week before).
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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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.