Internet Offense Submission Agreement
Welcome to the Virginia Beach Police Department's Report an Offense web page. If you have any comments pertaining to the usefulness of this feature, please let us know by using the comment form.
It is important that the Virginia Beach Police Department is notified of all crime occurring in our city. This feature is intended to be a convenience to citizens and visitors to report minor crimes that most likely will not result in an immediate arrest. Interaction with police personnel will be minimal. However, please know that information provided by you will assist us in identifying trends and areas of concerns which will allow us to offer improved service to our community.
This is a secured website. The information collected on the following pages will be used for criminal justice purposes only. Please provide as much information a possible. You may also call (757) 385-5000 to report a crime.
Submitting a false report is a crime. Virginia Code § 18.2-461. Falsely summoning or giving false reports to law-enforcement officials. — It shall be unlawful for any person (i) to knowingly give a false report as to the commission of any crime to any law-enforcement official with intent to mislead, or (ii) without just cause and with intent to interfere with the operations of any law-enforcement official, to call or summon any law-enforcement official by telephone or other means, including engagement or activation of an automatic emergency alarm. Violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
You must be 18 years of age or older to report an offense online.
By completing a report online, please note that a Forensics Technician will not be dispatched to process the scene.
Only non-emergency offenses that are not in progress may be reported online (see below.) If this is an emergency, please call 911.
1. Larceny from vehicle – Property taken from a vehicle with a total value less than $500
2. Larceny – Property taken from a location other than a vehicle with a total value less than $500
(Include gas drive offs in this category)
3. Destruction of private property -
4. Obscene Phone Call/Communication
5. Annoying Phone Calls/Harassing Communication
Reports are not taken for lost property.
Reports submitted online shall be reviewed within two business days. An officer may contact you by e-mail or telephone for additional information or to provide you with the status of your report. If you are not contacted, please send an e-mail to VBPDTRU@vbgov.com. Include your name, phone number, date of offense, date report submitted, and a brief description of the event. You may also call (757) 385-5000 and request to speak to a Police Department Telephone Reporting Unit Officer.