2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Ocean Shores, WA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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- Virginia Beach has 25% less violent crime than Ocean Shores.
- Virginia Beach has 15% less property crime than Ocean Shores.
 Ocean Shores, WAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock10.522.7
 Property Crime39  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 10 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Ocean Shores, WashingtonCrime Index
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 McCleary, WA7.65
 Hogans Corner, WA15.45
 Cosmopolis, WA16.75
 Qui-nai-elt Village, WA16.8
 Brady, WA17.25
 Humptulips, WA17.9
 Porter, WA18.2
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