Alexandria, VA Crime Map

Alexandria, VA Safety Overview

With a population of 158,309 and an overall crime grade of C+, Alexandria, Virginia presents a more nuanced safety picture than that single letter implies. When you examine the city at the neighborhood level, the data becomes notably encouraging: across all 13 analyzed neighborhoods, every single one earned either an A or a B grade, meaning 100% of Alexandria's neighborhoods fall into the "safe" category. That city-wide safety rating of B reflects a community where concentrated pockets of serious crime are largely absent.

Where Alexandria Shines Safest

The standout neighborhoods for safety are Fort Hunt, Hayfield, and Belle Haven. Fort Hunt leads the city with an A+ grade and a median household income of $203,102 — the highest among all analyzed areas. Hayfield follows with an A grade and a median income of $172,506, while Belle Haven earns an A alongside a median income of $134,668. Rose Hill and Franconia both hold A- grades, with median incomes of $135,876 and $148,542 respectively, and together they account for over 41,000 residents. These neighborhoods consistently demonstrate that lower crime rates and higher economic stability tend to move together across Alexandria's geography.

Higher-Crime Areas Still Hold a B

Even Alexandria's relatively higher-crime neighborhoods remain within a safe range. Bailey's Crossroads, Woodlawn, and Hybla Valley each earned a B- grade — the lowest grades recorded across the entire city. Huntington and Lincolnia, while appearing on both the safer and higher-crime lists depending on the metric, both hold solid B grades. Lincolnia is also Alexandria's most populous analyzed neighborhood at 25,033 residents, with a median income of $112,396. The fact that no neighborhood in Alexandria scored a C, D, or F is a meaningful distinction: 53.8% of neighborhoods earned an A-range grade, and the remaining 46.2% earned a B-range grade.

Property Crime vs. Violent Crime Patterns

In a city with Alexandria's density of 4,092 residents per square mile and a median home value of $572,181, property crime tends to be the more prevalent concern. Opportunistic offenses — vehicle break-ins, package theft, and residential burglary — are more commonly reported than violent incidents. Violent crime exists, as it does in any city of this size, but the absence of any F or D-graded neighborhoods suggests it is not concentrated in ways that define entire communities. Areas closer to commercial corridors, such as Bailey's Crossroads, tend to see slightly elevated property crime activity compared to quieter residential enclaves like Fort Hunt or Belle Haven.

How the Crime Map Supports Real Decisions

Alexandria's interactive crime map is a practical tool for several distinct audiences. Home buyers weighing a median home value of $572,181 can use neighborhood-level grade data to compare Fort Hunt's A+ rating against Hybla Valley's B- before committing to a purchase. Renters — facing a median rent of $1,774 — can filter by neighborhood to assess whether a lower-priced unit in Huntington or Lincolnia aligns with their personal safety threshold. For the many commuters who travel through Bailey's Crossroads or use Huntington's transit connections, the map provides time-specific incident data that can inform when and where to park or walk. Alexandria's low unemployment rate of 3.3% and relatively contained poverty rate of 9.4% provide a stable backdrop, but granular crime data still helps residents move through the city with eyes open rather than assumptions.

What the Grade Distribution Tells You

The distribution of grades across Alexandria's 13 neighborhoods is, by any measure, unusually positive. No neighborhood scored below a B-, and more than half earned an A-range grade. This does not mean crime is absent — it means that relative to comparable cities, Alexandria's worst areas are still manageable, and its best areas are genuinely low-risk. For residents and prospective newcomers alike, that consistency across neighborhoods is one of the city's most underappreciated qualities.