Crime & Safety in Leesburg
Leesburg's crime picture carries a real, disclosed tension between two source framings this pass -- NeighborhoodScout citing an above-national-average overall rate, versus a second source citing a below-national-average rate with 100% of neighborhoods graded A or A-.
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Learn moreNeighborhoodScout: an above-national-average overall rate, though not among the highest
NeighborhoodScout cites Leesburg's overall crime rate at 18 per 1,000 residents (a 1-in-55 chance of victimization), describing it as 'considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America' by that source's own framing -- though NeighborhoodScout also notes Leesburg is 'not among the communities with the very highest crime rate.' Violent crime specifically runs at 3 per 1,000 (a 1-in-392 chance), and property crime at 16 per 1,000.
A second source: a genuinely more favorable, below-average picture
A separate 2026 source presented a meaningfully different picture, citing Leesburg's overall crime rate as significantly LOWER than the national average (17.7 vs. 33.37 cited), with both violent and property crime rates below national figures by that source's own methodology, and 100% of Leesburg neighborhoods graded A or A- for safety, with a citywide 'Very Safe (A)' rating.
A real, disclosed tension between framings, not resolved to one figure
These two source framings genuinely disagree on whether Leesburg reads as above- or below-national-average overall -- both are disclosed here rather than picking the more flattering one. The specific numeric rates (18 vs. 17.7 per 1,000) are actually quite close to each other; the disagreement lies mainly in which NATIONAL AVERAGE each source compares against (33.37 vs. an unstated, evidently higher implied national baseline for NeighborhoodScout's framing), a real, worth-disclosing methodological difference.
No specific neighborhood named as unsafe, per site policy
Consistent with this dataset's policy, no specific Leesburg neighborhood is named as higher-risk here. Check a specific address directly with more than one source before drawing conclusions.
Key takeaways
- NeighborhoodScout cites Leesburg's overall crime rate at 18/1,000 (above the national average by that source's framing, though not among the highest).
- A second 2026 source cites Leesburg's rate as below the national average, with 100% of neighborhoods graded A or A- and a citywide "Very Safe" rating.
- The two sources' actual numeric rates (18 vs. 17.7 per 1,000) are close -- the disagreement lies mainly in which national-average baseline each source uses.
- No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe here, per site policy -- check a specific address with more than one source.
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