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Alexandria, VA is a relatively safe city when it comes to crime. According to the latest statistics, the violent crime rate in Alexandria is 11.9 per 1,000 people, much lower than the US average of 22.7 per 1,000 people. The property crime rate in Alexandria is also lower than the US average at 28.6 per 1,000 people versus 35.4 for the entire country. This indicates that Alexandria is a safe city with low rates of violent and property crimes compared to other cities across America.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Alexandria violent crime is 11.9. (The US average is 22.7)

Alexandria property crime is 28.6. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Alexandria, VA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2002	311.7	2.3	15.9	133.2	160.4	3595.9	364.7	2672.1	559.1
2003	305.7	2.3	18.9	127.6	157	3240	323.9	2455.7	460.5
2004	296.5	1.5	23	124.4	147.5				432.4
2005	355.2	2.3	16.9	153	183	2561.2	226.1	1976.1	359.1
2006	327.8	5.1	19.8	150.7	152.2	2336.7	278	1784.4	274.4
2007	268.5	5.1	13.1	117.6	132.8	2380.1	264.1	1855.4	260.5
2008	230	2.1	21.3	105.8	100.8	2405.4	208.7	1925.6	271.1
2009	196.4	3.4	8.2	96.5	88.3	2255.3	237.4	1788	229.9
2010	180.6	1.3	13.7	81.8	83.8	2121.7	207.5	1727.1	187.2
2011	177.9	0.7	9.9	91.1	76.3	2245.9	213.9	1769.3	262.6
2012	166.6	0	6.2	94.6	65.8	2049.5	192.6	1633.4	223.5
2013	173.7	3.4	14.1	79.5	76.8	1997.7	167.7	1634.1	195.9
2014	182.7	2.6	14.6	94	71.5	1959.4	171.4	1613.9	174.1
2015	204.3	2.6	11.8	93	96.9	1868.9	148.6	1553.3	167
2016	184.1	4.5	13.5	86.3	79.8	1801.5	118.5	1508.5	174.5
2017	165.6	3.8	10.1	64.5	87.2	1568.3	103	1292.8	172.5
2018	159.9	2.5	14.8	48	94.7	1526.6	78.7	1209.8	238
2019	177.5	1.2	11.7	49.3	115.2	1551.2	72.1	1235.7	243.4

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Forest Heights, MD	348.4	929.2	2,664	5	2019
Falls Church, VA	66.6	1,532.5	13,794	6	2019
Washington, DC	977.1	4,245.8	693,972	7	2019
Chevy Chase Village, MD	0.0	1,929.6	2,180	10	2019
Capitol Heights, MD	417.5	1,318.4	4,188	11	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Richmond, VA	462.9	3,499.5	207,799	91	2019
Newport News, VA	595.5	2,528.8	185,622	124	2019
Hampton, VA	295.1	2,999.1	139,078	130	2019
Norfolk, VA	545.7	3,461.5	245,303	139	2019
Allentown, PA	386.5	2,283.0	106,685	150	2019

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Reviews for Alexandria 49 Reviews

Samira · Wilmington, NC

Battle of the Port Cities

Over 6 years ago

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer More

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Ally · Ogden, UT

depends what part you live in

Over 7 years ago

Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is More

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Neal · Alexandria, VA

Southwood Subdivinis in SE Fairfax County, Virgini

Over 9 years ago

The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here More

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