Alexandria, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alexandria, VA Summary

Crime in Alexandria research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alexandria over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alexandria:

  • There were 3,227 total crimes committed in Alexandria the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,137.7 total crimes per 100K people in Alexandria.
  • The overall crime rate in Alexandria is -8.02% below the national average.
  • Alexandria ranks #93 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Alexandria ranks #6,830 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Alexandria Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alexandria is 2,137.7 per 100,000 people. That's -8.02% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 28.38% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alexandria
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,227 2,137.7 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 6 4.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 103 68.2 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 165 109.3 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 281 186.1 208.7 369.8
Burglary 155 102.7 133.5 269.8
Larceny 2,459 1,628.9 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 332 219.9 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 2,946 1,951.5 1,456.4 1,954.4

Alexandria Crime Compared To Virginia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Virginia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Alexandria

281
Violent Crimes
186.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 281 violent crimes in Alexandria in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alexandria is 186.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 537.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alexandria each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.66% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.79% lower than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alexandria

2,946
Property Crimes
1,951.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,946 property crimes in Alexandria in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alexandria is 1,951.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alexandria each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.15% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.00% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Alexandria SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
7
Amenities
10
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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