Fredericksburg City, VA Property Crime Rates and Maps
Fredericksburg is an independent city of 28,900 residents, outside any county · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Fredericksburg City?
Fredericksburg City earns a B+ for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 63% of Americans live. Theft makes up 68% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 736 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
37% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Fredericksburg City as a whole, and 63% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Fredericksburg City scores 736.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Fredericksburg City, VA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Fredericksburg City, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Fredericksburg City
Burglaries are less common than the crime level suggests. Property crime in Fredericksburg City runs 78% above the US rate, but burglaries run 49% below it: 1.2 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Car thefts are less common than in most counties graded B for property crime. Fredericksburg City has 1.4 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a US county graded B for property crime, the figure is 3.8.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Fredericksburg City
Every part of Fredericksburg City where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Fredericksburg City run from A- to B.
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Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Property crime rates and types in Fredericksburg City
CrimeGrade™ estimates Fredericksburg City has about 42 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 78% more than the US as a whole and 95% more than Virginia.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Fredericksburg City, about 68% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Fredericksburg City
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Fredericksburg City, 2022 to 2024.
In Fredericksburg City, 47% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often in parking lots and garages: 58% of them, against 23% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (47%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (58%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (61%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (27%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Fredericksburg City and nearby counties
Of the 10 counties closest to Fredericksburg City, 9 have less property crime. Fauquier County and Caroline County have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Fredericksburg City. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, Fredericksburg City has more property crime than 97% of them.
Shops, jobs and walkability in Fredericksburg City
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Fredericksburg City apart: it has 29.4 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 84 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.29.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 99% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.84 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 99% of Americans
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 64% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (28 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 83% of Americans
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.98% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 78% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.4.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 69% of Americans
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Fredericksburg City: D- (11 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 67% of Americans
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Fredericksburg City
Property crime costs Fredericksburg City about $7.5 million a year, or $259 per resident and about $662 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$310,000
$11
Theft
$4.3 million
$148
Vehicle theft
$610,000
$21
Arson
$62,000
$2
Vandalism
$2.2 million
$77
Total
$7.5 million
$259
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
