West Falls Church, VA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in West Falls Church in green. The most dangerous areas in West 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 West Falls Church, VA Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. West Falls Church is in the 80th percentile for safety, meaning 20% of cities are safer and 80% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Falls Church's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in West Falls Church is 0.0318 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Falls Church generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in West Falls Church may be as high as 1 in 20,182 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 38,948 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of West Falls Church, VA: about 0 per year. The central part of West Falls Church has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How West Falls Church's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in West 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.

Considering only the murder rate, West 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 Murder in West Falls Church, VA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of West Falls Church about $1,994,977 in 2025, or roughly $60 per resident. This is part of West Falls Church's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for West Falls Church, including every crime type and how West Falls Church compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 West Falls Church's crime maps on the West Falls Church overall crime page.

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Individual West Falls Church Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in West Falls Church is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to West Falls Church.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Falls Church, VA	D	B+	D-	B+
Idylwood, VA	B	A	C	A-
Seven Corners, VA	F	B+	F	B+
Dunn Loring, VA	B+	A	B-	A
Woodburn, VA	B-	A	C-	A+
Annandale, VA	C	A	D+	B+
Vienna, VA	C	A	C-	A
Lincolnia, VA	D-	B+	F	A-
Tysons Corner, VA	F	A	F	A-
McLean, VA	B-	A+	C-	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

West Falls Church is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Anthem, AZ	A	B	B	D+
Atascadero, CA	C	F	F	A+
Searcy, AR	D	D	D	C-
Litchfield Park, AZ	A	A-	A-	C-
Savage, MN	B	A	A	A+
Saratoga, CA	B-	B-	B-	A
Sapulpa, OK	C	C	C	C-
Santa Paula, CA	C	D+	D+	C-
Sand Springs, OK	C-	C-	C-	B
San Sebastian, PR	D-	F	F	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Falls Church, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See West Falls Church schools on SchoolGrade

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