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Great Falls, VA has a much lower crime rate than the national average for both violent crime and property crime. The violent crime rate in Great Falls is 7.7, compared to the US average of 22.7, and the property crime rate in Great Falls is 18.1 compared to the US average of 35.4. This means that people living in Great Falls can feel safer than those living elsewhere in the country, as their chances of being affected by criminal activity are substantially lower.

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

Great Falls violent crime is 7.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Great Falls property crime is 18.1. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Great Falls, Virginia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Herndon, Virginia. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Herndon, Virginia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Herndon, VA Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000293.4020.296.11773353.7187.22832.7333.9
2002291.3044.8107.6138.92559156.92254.3147.9
2003224.4013.562.8148.12513.5134.62217.2161.6
20041559.19.127.4109.42124.3123.11818.8182.3
2005209.3027.345.5136.51792.6177.41492.3122.8
2006387.74.531.6108.2243.42204.3198.31897.8108.2
2007210.14.618.350.21371964.282.21808.973.1
2008196.309.150.21372054.8178.11794.582.2
2009217.44.540.867.9104.21789.1122.31558.1108.7
2010215.4013.244158.21815.3171.41586.757.1
2011186.701755.2114.61667.4101.81518.946.7
2012116.8020.920.975.11531.3112.71385.333.4
2013207.6032.673.3101.81490.2109.91347.732.6
2014194.2012.164.7117.31262.4113.31104.644.5
2016205.6036.360.5108.81535.9137.11350.548.4
2017154.7016.348.989.61168.540.71091.236.6
2018129.6440.572.912.11048.7113.4915.120.2
2019259.28.120.2101.2129.61093.460.7931.4101.2

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Herndon, VA259.21,093.424,71452019
Vienna, VA120.0978.415,87482019
Fairfax, VA72.91,397.422,798112019
Falls Church, VA66.61,532.513,794112019
Chevy Chase Village, MD0.01,929.62,180132019
Leesburg, VA183.91,027.733,651152019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Herndon, VA259.21,093.424,71452019
Vienna, VA120.0978.415,87482019
Fairfax, VA72.91,397.422,798112019
Falls Church, VA66.61,532.513,794112019
Takoma Park, MD396.82,285.817,933172019
Manassas Park, VA119.3874.911,099182019

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

   Crime by Location

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Over 16 years ago

Close to Washington, DC (so you get the benefits of a major metropolitan area), yet maintains a semi-rural character. No multi-family housing. Excellent school system.  More

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Over 17 years ago

We actually live in a small part of Great Falls that is located in Loudoun County, but this comment actually applies to the bulk of the area in Northern Virginia.   More

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Over 18 years ago

It takes way too much money out here for anyone who is just starting or trying to get a foothold in the working world. You cannot afford to live anywhere without having  More

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