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What's Good
- Virginia Beach's violent crime rate is 74 percent lower than average, the lowest in our survey, in fact.
- Virginia Beach has a 46 percent lower property crime rate than average, the 4th lowest in our survey.
- Virginia Beach has 136 miles of stroller-friendly trails and public pathways, according to our survey of parks departments. In a per capita comparison, that's 189 percent more than the average city in our survey (2nd highest overall relative to population).
- 2 percent of pregnant women here receive late or inadequate prenatal care. That's the 3rd best score in our survey.
- Air quality here is better here than most cities in our survey. Air quality has been linked to childhood asthma and fertility rates, among other health effects.
- Expecting and new moms have plenty of parks: Virginia Beach has 53 percent more public parks than average, relative to population.
- Virginia stands out in a measure of legislation related to cord blood education, research and related issues.
Needs Improvement
- State laws do not require health insurance companies to provide or offer any fertility-related services.
- Virginia Beach lacks access to fertility clinics that offer advanced reproductive technology, as reported to the CDC.
- Virginia has no provisions for dependent related tax breaks.
- Virginia Beach has relatively few NICU beds, 44 percent less than average, 10th lowest in our survey.
- Virginia Beach has only 8 licensed home day cares for every 1,000 children under 4 years, the 8th lowest in our survey.
- Virginia Beach has a limited number of high-risk pediatricians, 85 percent less than average and the 4th lowest in our survey.
