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United States / Virginia / Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area / Alexandria City County / Alexandria / Zip Codes
Alexandria, VA is a relatively safe city when it comes to crime. According to the latest statistics, the violent crime rate in Alexandria is 11.9 per 1,000 people, much lower than the US average of 22.7 per 1,000 people. The property crime rate in Alexandria is also lower than the US average at 28.6 per 1,000 people versus 35.4 for the entire country. This indicates that Alexandria is a safe city with low rates of violent and property crimes compared to other cities across America.

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

Alexandria violent crime is 11.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Alexandria property crime is 28.6. (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
Alexandria, VA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2002311.72.315.9133.2160.43595.9364.72672.1559.1
2003305.72.318.9127.61573240323.92455.7460.5
2004296.51.523124.4147.5432.4
2005355.22.316.91531832561.2226.11976.1359.1
2006327.85.119.8150.7152.22336.72781784.4274.4
2007268.55.113.1117.6132.82380.1264.11855.4260.5
20082302.121.3105.8100.82405.4208.71925.6271.1
2009196.43.48.296.588.32255.3237.41788229.9
2010180.61.313.781.883.82121.7207.51727.1187.2
2011177.90.79.991.176.32245.9213.91769.3262.6
2012166.606.294.665.82049.5192.61633.4223.5
2013173.73.414.179.576.81997.7167.71634.1195.9
2014182.72.614.69471.51959.4171.41613.9174.1
2015204.32.611.89396.91868.9148.61553.3167
2016184.14.513.586.379.81801.5118.51508.5174.5
2017165.63.810.164.587.21568.31031292.8172.5
2018159.92.514.84894.71526.678.71209.8238
2019177.51.211.749.3115.21551.272.11235.7243.4

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Forest Heights, MD348.4929.22,66452019
Falls Church, VA66.61,532.513,79462019
Washington, DC977.14,245.8693,97272019
Chevy Chase Village, MD0.01,929.62,180102019
Capitol Heights, MD417.51,318.44,188112019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Richmond, VA462.93,499.5207,799912019
Newport News, VA595.52,528.8185,6221242019
Hampton, VA295.12,999.1139,0781302019
Norfolk, VA545.73,461.5245,3031392019
Allentown, PA386.52,283.0106,6851502019

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

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Samira · Wilmington, NC
Battle of the Port Cities
Over 6 years ago

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Ally · Ogden, UT
depends what part you live in
Over 7 years ago

Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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Neal · Alexandria, VA
Southwood Subdivinis in SE Fairfax County, Virgini
Over 9 years ago

The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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