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Virginia Beach, VA vs Miami, FL

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- Miami has 78% more violent crime than Virginia Beach.
- Miami has 47% more property crime than Virginia Beach.
 Virginia Beach, VAMiami, FLUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock48.822.7
 Property Crime33.2  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 5 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 7 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 8 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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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Virginia Beach, VirginiaCrime Index
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 Yorktown, VA16.2
 Poquoson, VA16.25
 Williamsburg, VA16.3
 Windsor, VA16.75
 Gwynn, VA17.65
 Rushmere, VA18.2
 Gloucester Courthouse, VA18.55
 Carrsville, VA19.05

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