The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Falls Church, VA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$23.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Falls Church, VA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,082 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Falls Church 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.

Is Falls Church, VA Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Falls Church's combined rate is higher than the norm. Falls Church sits in the 18th percentile, ahead of 18% of cities and behind 82%. The grade covers only Falls Church's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Falls Church is 39.21 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 99 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Falls Church, VA report the most crime, about 1,446 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 15 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Falls Church, VA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Falls Church for 2025 is $23,377,382, about $387 per resident and $1,082 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 63.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Falls Church Compared to Other Cities?

Falls Church, VA:	$387
Emporia, VA:	$1033
Round Hill, VA:	$132
Virginia:	$432
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Falls Church is $387 per year, which is $77 less than the national average and $44 less than Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Falls Church:

In Emporia, VA, crime costs $1,033 per person, which is $645 more than in Falls Church.
In Round Hill, VA, crime costs $132 per person, which is $255 less than in Falls Church

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Falls Church for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Falls Church	Cost per Falls Church Resident
Murder	$4.19 million	$69
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.52 million	$25
Robbery	$1.04 million	$17
Assault	$2.01 million	$33
Kidnapping	$860,086	$14
Vehicle Theft	$1.52 million	$25
Burglary	$513,559	$9
Theft	$8.37 million	$139
Arson	$131,747	$2
Vandalism	$2.24 million	$37
Animal Cruelty	$35,035	$1
Drug Crimes	$738,810	$12
Identity Theft	$223,458	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$23,377,382	$387

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Falls Church, VA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Falls Church totals $36,128,839 ($599 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $59,506,222 ($986 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

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 southeast part of the city 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, of which Falls Church has 4, do the same, and of Falls Church's 60,348 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.

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Falls Church Crime Breakdown

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 Falls Church residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.160
Robbery	0.5473
Rape	0.4141
Murder	0.0370
Total Violent Crime	2.159 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	26.77
Vehicle Theft	1.621
Burglary	0.9383
Arson	0.0904
Total Property Crime	29.42 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2351
Drug Crimes	1.655
Vandalism	5.188
Identity Theft	0.4784
Animal Cruelty	0.0785
Total "Other" Rate	7.635 (C+)

Individual Falls Church Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Falls Church is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

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

Considering only the crime rate, Falls Church is less safe than the Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.

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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