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Crime rate in Fairfax, Virginia (VA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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Crime rates in Fairfax by Year
Type	1999	2000	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Murders (per 100,000)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (4.4)	1 (4.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Rapes (per 100,000)	6 (28.6)	5 (23.5)	9 (40.0)	4 (17.0)	1 (4.1)	6 (23.9)	5 (21.9)
Robberies (per 100,000)	14 (66.8)	4 (18.8)	11 (48.9)	19 (80.9)	15 (62.0)	12 (47.8)	12 (52.6)
Assaults (per 100,000)	23 (109.8)	25 (117.3)	18 (80.1)	8 (34.1)	11 (45.5)	17 (67.8)	19 (83.2)
Burglaries (per 100,000)	89 (424.9)	70 (328.4)	52 (231.3)	47 (200.1)	35 (144.7)	27 (107.6)	39 (170.8)
Thefts (per 100,000)	714 (3,408.8)	584 (2,739.7)	522 (2,321.7)	573 (2,439.8)	564 (2,331.2)	497 (1,981.5)	492 (2,154.6)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)	62 (296.0)	49 (229.9)	42 (186.8)	23 (97.9)	22 (90.9)	35 (139.5)	15 (65.7)
Arson (per 100,000)	2 (9.5)	1 (4.7)	5 (22.2)	9 (38.3)	6 (24.8)	2 (8.0)	1 (4.4)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 296.5)	225.5	176.1	173.2	152.9	125.4	128.4	135.8

City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

According to our research of Virginia and other state lists there were 59 registered sex offenders living in Fairfax, Virginia as of May 25, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Fairfax to the number of sex offenders is 418 to 1.

See how dangerous Fairfax, VA is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Fairfax:
135.8
Vienna:
78.6
Falls Church:
102.0
Herndon:
124.6
Manassas Park:
78.0

Violent crime rate in 2011
Fairfax:
79.5
U.S. Average:
213.6

Violent crime rate in 2010
Fairfax:
72.4
U.S. Average:
223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Fairfax:
51.2
U.S. Average:
238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
Fairfax:
73.5
U.S. Average:
252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
Fairfax:
100.4
U.S. Average:
259.7

Violent crime rate in 2000
Fairfax:
81.0
U.S. Average:
277.6

Violent crime rate in 1999
Fairfax:
103.6
U.S. Average:
286.4

Property crime rate in 2011
Fairfax:
134.4
U.S. Average:
273.7

Property crime rate in 2010
Fairfax:
125.3
U.S. Average:
276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Fairfax:
140.9
U.S. Average:
285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Fairfax:
156.5
U.S. Average:
302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
Fairfax:
168.6
U.S. Average:
309.2

Property crime rate in 2000
Fairfax:
210.0
U.S. Average:
331.5

Property crime rate in 1999
Fairfax:
265.5
U.S. Average:
345.0

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Latest news about crime in Fairfax, VA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

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Zip codes: 22030, 22031, 22032.

Crime rate in Fairfax, Virginia (VA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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