Arlington, VA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 62%

Violent crime 71%

Property crime 60%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created 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)	899 (estimate)	1,665	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.1	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	26.5	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	34.3	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	141.7	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	113 (estimate)	209	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	133.5	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,196.6	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	126.3	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	786 (estimate)	1,456	1,958

Key findings

Arlington crime rates are 62% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Arlington are 71% lower than the national average
In Arlington you have a 1 in 112 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Arlington is safer than 75% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Arlington has decreased by 10%

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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 887

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Arlington is 1 in 128

The chance of being a victim of crime in Arlington is 1 in 112

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	0	91	91
Mason Neck, VA	2,137	33	228	261
Occoquan, VA	947	90	180	271
Cabin John, MD	1,958	56	226	282
Garrett Park, MD	1,058	56	226	282
Somerset, MD	1,215	56	226	282
Ravensworth, VA	2,175	38	263	301
Arlington, VA	226,092	113	786	899

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Gilbert, AZ	226,832	109	1,078	1,187
Fremont, CA	227,934	167	2,343	2,509
Baton Rouge, LA	228,694	952	4,826	5,778
Paradise, NV	229,666	683	2,863	3,547
North Las Vegas, NV	230,436	522	1,624	2,145
Arlington, VA	226,092	113	786	899

Source: The Arlington, VA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.