Purpose: The adaptive abilities of offenders with intellectual disability tend to be limited, emotional control is weak, and the recognition of risk situations is deficient, which makes re-offending more probable. The skills-based interventions that are traditionally based are very much based on verbal intervention and role plays, which might not prove effective with this population. The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of a virtual reality (VR) based skills training program in decreasing the risk factors of dynamic type and enhancing adaptive coping skills among intellectually disabled offenders. Design: The quasi-experimental pre-post control group was adopted. Sixty mild and moderate intellectually disabled offenders were recruited in a forensic rehabilitation environment and assigned to an intervention group (n = 30) and an intervention-as-usual group (n = 30) using VR. The VR program involved simulated real-life risk conditions that involved emotional control, problem solving, refusal, and social decision making. Standardized measures of adaptive behavior and dynamic risk indicators were used in the assessment of outcomes at baseline, post-intervention, and three months follow-up. Interpretation of data was done through mixed-model repeated measures with the level of statistical significance of p < 0.05. Cohen d was used to calculate effect sizes. Findings: There was a statistically significant increase in adaptive skills of the participant who underwent VR training as compared to the control group (F (2,116) = 15.28, p < 0.001, d = 0.85). There were also significant changes in risk-related behaviors (F (2,116) = 12.41, p = 0.001, d = 0.78). The same was maintained at the three-month follow-up (p < 0.01). Conclusion: The study gives empirical evidence that VR-based skills training is an efficient and available intervention in risk reduction among intellectually disabled offenders, which can be added to the existing forensic rehabilitation programs and be seen as a practical addition to them.