2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Takoma Park, MD vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax has 49% less violent crime than Takoma Park.
- Fairfax has 33% less property crime than Takoma Park.
 Takoma Park, MDFairfax, VAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock11.222.7
 Property Crime39.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Takoma Park    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have been a resident of Takoma Park since 1987. During that time, I have watched it change from a haven for artists and musicians to a yuppified, pretentious,  More

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Over 18 years ago

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Over 19 years ago

Walk to the Metro, to stores, to  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

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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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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Over 11 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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