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Norfolk Police Pension Fund

public plan · City of Norfolk · Richmond, VA

ACTIVE
D
Pension Health Score
45/100
Funding Status59% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$1.1B
Total Assets
$1.9B
Total Liabilities
$752.7M
Unfunded Liability
2,776
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Norfolk Police Pension Fund is significantly underfunded at 59%, with $752.7M in unfunded liabilities affecting 2,776 participants. Plans at this funding level face difficult choices: raising contributions substantially, reducing future benefit accruals, or in extreme cases, applying for benefit suspensions. Public plans cannot declare bankruptcy, but severe underfunding may lead to reduced cost-of-living adjustments or increased employee contributions. If you are a participant, it is important to understand your options and consider diversifying your retirement income sources.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$1.1B$1.9B59.4%$72.5M
2024$1.1B$1.9B57.5%$70.9M
2023$1.0B$1.8B58.7%$101.1M
2022$974.0M$1.5B66.4%$97.6M
2021$912.9M$1.4B63.5%$93.9M