Riverwood, VA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 84%

Violent crime 88%

Property crime 83%

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	Riverwood_{/100k people}	Arlington_{/100k people}	Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	400 (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	45 (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	355 (estimate)	887 (estimate)	1,643	2,110

Key findings

Riverwood crime rates are 84% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Riverwood are 88% lower than the national average
In Riverwood you have a 1 in 251 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Riverwood is safer than 95% of the cities in Virginia
Year over year crime in Arlington has decreased by 1%

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The Riverwood crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Riverwood 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 Riverwood 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 Riverwood

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Riverwood is 1 in 2226

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Riverwood is 1 in 282

The chance of being a victim of crime in Riverwood is 1 in 251

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

Arlington police department

Item	Riverwood	Arlington	Virginia
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	0	8,827
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	0.0	3.2

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}
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
Chevy Chase town, MD	2,948	71	306	377
Derwood, MD	2,012	74	316	390
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 Riverwood, 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.

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