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United States / Virginia / Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area / Fairfax City County / Fairfax / Zip Codes
The crime rate in Fairfax, VA is significantly lower than the national average. According to recent statistics, the violent crime rate in Fairfax is 11.2 per 1000 people, whereas the US average is 22.7 per 1000 people. Similarly, the property crime rate in Fairfax is 26.3 per 1000 people, while the US average is 35.4 per 1000 people. It is clear that Fairfax has a much lower crime rate compared to other parts of the country, making it a safer place to live and work.

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

Fairfax violent crime is 11.2. (The US average is 22.7)
Fairfax property crime is 26.3. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Fairfax, VA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000159.5023.518.8117.33298328.42739.7229.9
2007173.54.44048.980.12739.7231.32321.7186.8
2008136.34.31780.934.12737.8200.12439.897.9
2009111.604.16245.52566.8144.72331.290.9
2010139.5023.947.867.82228.7107.61981.5139.5
2011157.7021.952.683.22391.1170.82154.665.7
201283.3017.526.339.5193096.5173796.5
2013109.2012.646.250.41663.8113.41453.796.6
201473.908.232.932.91708.8119.11503.486.3
2015164.6040.164.260.21714.1124.41517.472.3
201695.102933.133.11683.7136.51464.482.7
2017135.2028.794.212.31499.641138969.7
201898.9020.653.624.71669.553.61508.7107.2
201972.9016.244.612.21397.444.61247.5105.3

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Vienna, VA120.0978.415,87442019
Falls Church, VA66.61,532.513,79472019
Herndon, VA259.21,093.424,71492019
Manassas Park, VA119.3874.911,099102019
Occoquan, VA90.2180.3986122019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Vienna, VA120.0978.415,87442019
Falls Church, VA66.61,532.513,79472019
Herndon, VA259.21,093.424,71492019
Manassas Park, VA119.3874.911,099102019
Manassas, VA246.11,488.639,733122019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

   Crime by Location

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Tayler · Fair Oaks, VA
A wonderful place, IF you can afford it.
Over 4 years ago

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Kay · Washington, DC
Poor Quality Housing; Nightmarish Highway System
Over 7 years ago

Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Elizabeth · Centreville, VA
High
Over 9 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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