The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in West Falls Church, VA
West Falls Church is an unincorporated community of 33,900 in Fairfax County, about 9 miles west of downtown Washington · Updated November 2026
Is West Falls Church, VA safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in West Falls Church is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so West Falls Church sits near the middle: 46% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 54% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against B+. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to B+; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 816 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
46% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than West Falls Church as a whole, and 54% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West Falls Church scores 816.
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 West Falls Church, VA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West Falls Church, 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 West Falls Church
Robbery stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 0.13 robberies a year per 1,000 residents; West Falls Church has 0.50.
Burglary is a strength. West Falls Church grades B+ for property crime, but burglary grades A+, better than in the neighborhoods where 78% of Americans live.
The safest and least safe parts of West Falls Church
Every part of West Falls Church where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across West Falls Church run from A to B+; 18% 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 West Falls Church, the southwest side has the least crime and the center the most.
Crime rates and types in West Falls Church
CrimeGrade™ estimates West Falls Church has about 30 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 18% less than the US as a whole and close to 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.
Theft is the most common crime in West Falls Church, about 47% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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 West Falls Church compares with nearby cities
West Falls Church has more crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities. Vienna and Tysons Corner have the least crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from West Falls Church. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, West Falls Church has more crime than 58% of them.
Night lighting, parking lots and walkability in West Falls Church
Two things set West Falls Church apart: it has 0.5 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 2.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
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
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 90% 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. 73% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (24 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 72% of US city residents
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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.6.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 87% 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 West Falls Church: D- (10 of 100).9 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 83% 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 West Falls Church
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs West Falls Church about $742 a year per household, 38% less than 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 $17 million a year, or $509 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$750,000
$22
Rape
$260,000
$8
Robbery
$530,000
$16
Assault
$2.7 million
$78
Burglary
$140,000
$4
Theft
$2.5 million
$73
Vehicle theft
$540,000
$16
Arson
$5,900
under $1
Vandalism
$1.2 million
$35
Total
$8.5 million
$252
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 West Falls Church 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 West Falls Church, VA average a SchoolGrade of C: 72% of students test proficient, against 51% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in West Falls Church on SchoolGrade
