Falls Church, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Falls Church, VA Summary

Crime in Falls Church research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Falls Church 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 Falls Church:

  • There were 257 total crimes committed in Falls Church the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,786.7 total crimes per 100K people in Falls Church.
  • The overall crime rate in Falls Church is -23.13% below the national average.
  • Falls Church ranks #76 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Falls Church ranks #6,055 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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Falls Church Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Falls Church is 1,786.7 per 100,000 people. That's -23.13% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 7.31% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Falls Church
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 257 1,786.7 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 6 41.7 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 8 55.6 208.7 369.8
Burglary 12 83.4 133.5 269.8
Larceny 216 1,501.7 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 146.0 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 249 1,731.1 1,456.4 1,954.4

Falls Church 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 Falls Church

8
Violent Crimes
55.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Falls Church in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Falls Church is 55.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,798.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Falls Church each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.96% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.35% lower than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Falls Church

249
Property Crimes
1,731.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 249 property crimes in Falls Church in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Falls Church is 1,731.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Falls Church each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.43% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.86% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Falls Church SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
6
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