Arlington, VA Crime Rates & Crime Map

Reported Annual Crime In Arlington

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Arlington_{/100k people}	Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,122 (estimate)	2,077	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Arlington_{/100k people}	Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.8	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	32.5	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	57.1	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	122.2	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	118 (estimate)	218	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	238.0	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,505.1	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	116.4	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,004 (estimate)	1,859	2,451

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The Arlington crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Arlington as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with low crime compared to the areas with high crime. The Arlington crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Arlington is 60% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 3.07 daily crimes that occur in Arlington.
Arlington is safer than 76% of the cities in the United States.
In Arlington you have a 1 in 90 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Arlington has increased by 1%.

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Compare Arlington, VA Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Arlington (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Arlington (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Arlington

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Arlington is 1 in 850

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Arlington is 1 in 100

The chance of being a victim of crime in Arlington is 1 in 90

Year Over Year Crime In Arlington (per 100,000 people)

Arlington police department

Item	Arlington	Virginia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	8,827	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.2	3.3

Sex offenders in Virginia

State	Total offenders	Virginia_/100K	National_/100K
Virginia	18,938	258	222

There are a total of 18,938 sex offenders in Virginia. This yields a total of 258 sex offenders in Virginia per 100,000 residents which is 16% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Occoquan, VA	947	0	0	0
Mason Neck, VA	2,137	34	292	326
Ravensworth, VA	2,175	39	336	375
Cabin John, MD	1,958	66	321	387
Garrett Park, MD	1,058	66	321	387
Somerset, MD	1,215	66	321	387
Kensington, MD	2,111	74	358	432
Arlington, VA	226,092	118	1,004	1,122

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Gilbert, AZ	226,832	78	1,316	1,394
Fremont, CA	227,934	178	1,999	2,177
Baton Rouge, LA	228,694	938	4,350	5,288
Paradise, NV	229,666	1,007	3,844	4,851
North Las Vegas, NV	230,436	954	2,212	3,166
Arlington, VA	226,092	118	1,004	1,122

Source: The Arlington, VA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.