This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Columbia Heights West. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.
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Overall Crime Grade™
A |
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A+ |
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Other Crime Grade |
B- |
$1.14 million
Cost of Crime™ for Columbia Heights West, Arlington, VA
In 2025, crime will cost $768 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Columbia Heights West with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.
The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Columbia Heights West's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Columbia Heights West sits in the 87th percentile, ahead of 87% of neighborhoods and behind 13%. The grade covers only Columbia Heights West's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.
The overall crime rate in Columbia Heights West is 20.13 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 46 in the east areas to 1 in 61 in the south.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Columbia Heights West, Arlington, VA report the most crime, about 34 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.
| Columbia Heights West, Arlington, VA: | $279 |
|---|---|
| Mercury Central, Hampton, VA: | $823 |
| Ashburn Village, Ashburn, VA: | $189 |
| Virginia: | $432 |
| USA: | $464 |
Crime |
Cost to Columbia Heights West |
Cost per Columbia Heights West Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$195,585 |
$48 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$103,239 |
$25 |
Robbery |
$107,120 |
$26 |
Assault |
$124,406 |
$30 |
Kidnapping |
$78,970 |
$19 |
Vehicle Theft |
$110,159 |
$27 |
Burglary |
$34,104 |
$8 |
Theft |
$139,461 |
$34 |
Arson |
$6,248 |
$2 |
Vandalism |
$153,981 |
$38 |
Animal Cruelty |
$871 |
$0 |
Drug Crimes |
$67,446 |
$16 |
Identity Theft |
$22,257 |
$5 |
Total Cost of Crime |
$1,143,846 |
$279 |
Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.
Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Columbia Heights West's 4,102 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.
The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Columbia Heights West, Arlington, VA at ISP Reports.The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Columbia Heights West residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
1.056 |
Robbery |
0.8302 |
Rape |
0.4151 |
Murder |
0.0254 |
Total Violent Crime |
2.327 (A) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
6.565 |
Vehicle Theft |
1.734 |
Burglary |
0.9166 |
Arson |
0.0631 |
Total Property Crime |
9.279 (A+) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.3175 |
Drug Crimes |
2.223 |
Vandalism |
5.254 |
Identity Theft |
0.7010 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.0287 |
Total "Other" Rate |
8.525 (B-) |
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Columbia Heights West is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Columbia Heights West.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
A+ | A | A+ | |
A- | A | A- | |
A- | A- | A- | |
A | A | A | |
D | A- | F | |
A- | B+ | A | |
A | A | A | |
B- | B+ | B | |
B | A | B- | |
A- | A | A- |
Columbia Heights West is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
C | C- | C- | |
D+ | D- | D- | |
B+ | A | A | |
D+ | D | D | |
A- | B- | B- | |
A | A+ | A+ | |
C | D+ | D+ | |
D | B- | B- | |
A | A | A | |
C- | D+ | D+ |
Considering only the crime rate, Columbia Heights West is safer than the Virginia state average and safer than the national average.
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Columbia Heights West, Arlington, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 61% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Columbia Heights West schools on SchoolGrade
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