Falls Church, VA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Falls Church

The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Falls Church residents.

 

Falls Church, VA Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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B+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
D
Violent Crime Grade
B+
Property Crime Grade
D-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 604

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Falls Church is about 1 in 604.

$12

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Falls Church resident about $12 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Falls Church in green. The most dangerous areas in Falls Church are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Falls Church, VA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The B+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US city. Falls Church is in the 72nd percentile for safety, meaning 28% of cities are safer and 72% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Falls Church's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Falls Church is 1.655 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Falls Church generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Falls Church may be as high as 1 in 471 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,776 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southeast parts of Falls Church, VA: about 58 per year. The south part of Falls Church has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Falls Church's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Falls Church to the Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Falls Church, VA: 1.655
Virginia: 3.200
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Falls Church is safer than the Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Falls Church, VA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Falls Church about $738,810 in 2025, or roughly $12 per resident. This is part of Falls Church's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Falls Church, including every crime type and how Falls Church compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Falls Church's crime maps on the Falls Church overall crime page.

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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Falls Church is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Falls Church.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Seven Corners, VA
F
B+
F
B
West Falls Church, VA
C+
A
C-
A-
Idylwood, VA
B
A
C
A
Arlington, VA
C
B
D+
B
Lincolnia, VA
D-
B+
F
B-
Annandale, VA
C
A
D+
B+
Dunn Loring, VA
B+
A
B-
A-
Woodburn, VA
B-
A
C-
A-
Fort Myer, VA
F
D+
F
C
McLean, VA
B-
A+
C-
A-

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Falls Church is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Pinellas Park, FL
B-
B-
B-
A-
Mason, OH
A-
A
A
C
Massillon, OH
D+
B-
B-
C+
Medford, MA
B-
C-
C-
B+
Apple Valley, MN
B-
A
A
C-
Newark, OH
C-
B
B
C+
Oak Lawn, IL
B-
B
B
B
Owings Mills, MD
D-
C-
C-
D
Perth Amboy, NJ
B+
B-
B-
A+
Mishawaka, IN
C-
D
D
C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Falls Church, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 63% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Falls Church schools on SchoolGrade

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