The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Springfield, VA
Springfield is an unincorporated community of 45,000 in Fairfax County, about 12 miles southwest of downtown Washington · Updated November 2026
Is Springfield, VA safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Springfield is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Springfield sits near the middle: 50% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 50% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Springfield run from A to B, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 839 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
50% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Springfield as a whole, and 50% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Springfield scores 839.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Springfield, VA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Springfield, 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 in Springfield
Burglary is a strength. Springfield grades B+ for property crime, but burglary grades A+, better than in the neighborhoods where 74% of Americans live.
Aggravated assault runs low. Springfield has 0.68 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 2.6.
The safest and least safe parts of Springfield
Every part of Springfield where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Springfield run from A to B; 48% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Springfield, the northeast side has the least crime and the southeast side the most.
Crime rates and types in Springfield
CrimeGrade™ estimates Springfield has about 50 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 35% more than the US as a whole and 47% more than Virginia.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Springfield is theft, about 59% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
How Springfield compares with nearby cities
Springfield has more crime than 5 of its 8 nearest cities. Woodburn and Burke have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Springfield apart: it has 137 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 27 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places with both tend to report more theft and robbery than places with only one of them, and theft runs high here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.137 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 98% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Springfield: D+ (22 of 100).27 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 93% of US city residents
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 and assault. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 57% of US city residents
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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.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 88% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.14.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 84% of US city residents
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 crime costs Springfield
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Springfield about $1,225 a year per household, about the same as the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $33 million a year, or $742 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.5 million
$34
Rape
$450,000
$10
Robbery
$740,000
$16
Assault
$4.7 million
$104
Burglary
$210,000
$5
Theft
$6.8 million
$152
Vehicle theft
$1.1 million
$24
Arson
$9,000
under $1
Vandalism
$1.8 million
$39
Total
$17 million
$385
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Springfield means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
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.
Schools in Springfield, VA average a SchoolGrade of B-: 74% of students test proficient, against 51% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Springfield on SchoolGrade
