Arlington, VA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 60%

Violent crime 70%

Property crime 58%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Arlington_{/100k people}	Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,000 (estimate)	1,851	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.0	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	33.0	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	41.3	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	128.7	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	112 (estimate)	208	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	162.8	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,359.5	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	120.3	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	887 (estimate)	1,643	2,110

Key findings

Arlington crime rates are 60% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Arlington are 70% lower than the national average
In Arlington you have a 1 in 101 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Arlington is safer than 73% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Arlington has decreased by 1%

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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 lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Arlington crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Arlington

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Arlington is 1 in 891

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Arlington is 1 in 113

The chance of being a victim of crime in Arlington is 1 in 101

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	25,766	352	266

There are a total of 25,766 sex offenders in Virginia. This yields a total of 352 sex offenders in Virginia per 100,000 residents which is 32% 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	90	180	271
Mason Neck, VA	2,137	33	258	290
Ravensworth, VA	2,175	38	297	334
Garrett Park, MD	1,058	64	274	337
Somerset, MD	1,215	64	274	337
Cabin John, MD	1,958	64	274	337
Kensington, MD	2,111	71	306	377
Arlington, VA	226,092	112	887	1,000

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Gilbert, AZ	226,832	97	1,203	1,299
Fremont, CA	227,934	166	1,878	2,044
Baton Rouge, LA	228,694	936	5,290	6,227
Paradise, NV	229,666	734	3,450	4,184
North Las Vegas, NV	230,436	864	2,036	2,899
Arlington, VA	226,092	112	887	1,000

Source: The Arlington, VA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.