Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) · Virginia
Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office
Virginia Beach, VA · ~530 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office runs at 219% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) workplace, earning a grade F.
Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office: 7.0 TCR = 219% of Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office safety composite
Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 4%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 7.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 4% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−3.6
2018→2023
Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office injury rate improved
Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office's TCR fell 3.6 from 10.0 in 2018 to 6.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=10.0 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=5.9 · 2021=7.0 · 2022=7.4 · 2023=6.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · Virginia Beach, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.0 · 219% of ind
- DART 6.4 DART
- RANK #16/39
- PHOTO Police Dept.
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 215 inj
- SIZE ~530 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Police Dept. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Township of Fr
Township of Franklin Police
7.1 TCR
- This site
Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office
7 TCR
- Police Dept.
Police Dept.
7 TCR
- Sheriff's Depa
Sheriff's Department
7 TCR
- Benton County
Benton County Sheriff's Office
7 TCR
What this shows Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office averages 7.0 TCR (219% of the Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) BLS benchmark).
Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office TCR series: 2018=10 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=5.9 · 2021=7 · 2022=7.4 · 2023=6.4 · BLS 3.2
Where Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office falls in its industry
716 Sheriffs' offices (except cour establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 39 Sheriffs' offices (except cour employers in Virginia.
Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office has more employees than the Sheriffs' offices (except court function median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.5. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 32 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 46 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 28 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 45 | 15 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922120 · VA · Virginia Beach
716 Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 486 employers in Virginia Beach, VA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Police Dept. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sheriff's Department | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Benton County Sheriff's Office | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Township of Franklin Police | 7.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fire Protection | 530 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Friendship - North Campus | 531 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Williamsburg Brewery | 527 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | James River Clubhouse | 527 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Virginia Beach | 8,144 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Main Office - 01 | 7,774 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hii - Technical Solutions Division | 4,475 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STIHL Inc. | 2,399 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Village Healthcare Center | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sarasota- CF | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MRIE - McKees Rocks | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ShopRite of Slingerlands | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakeview Farms | 530 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arhaus Furniture - Corporate Office, OH | 530 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jose M. Espindola | 530 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | West Valley Plant | 530 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.