Crime & Safety in Manassas
Manassas crime data genuinely disagrees across sources this pass -- from a reading modestly above the national and Virginia averages to a separate reading 28% below the national average -- both disclosed here rather than reconciled to one flattering or unflattering number.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed directional disagreement
One FBI-derived aggregator puts Manassas's total crime rate at 2,180.0 per 100,000 residents -- 2.87% above the national rate (2,119.2) and 21.95% above Virginia's own statewide rate (1,787.6). A separate aggregator's own methodology instead reads Manassas as 28% BELOW the national average -- a genuinely opposite directional read, not a minor rounding difference.
NeighborhoodScout and CrimeGrade: a middle-ground read
NeighborhoodScout cites 22 crimes per 1,000 residents (1-in-46 victim odds), describing Manassas as "considerably higher than the national average across all communities" while explicitly noting it is NOT among the very highest-crime-rate communities nationally. CrimeGrade.org assigns an overall B- safety grade, with roughly 83% of the city's neighborhoods rated A or B for safety.
How to weigh this real disagreement
Given the genuine spread across sources, prospective residents prioritizing safety should check a specific target neighborhood directly with more than one source rather than relying on any single citywide figure. No specific lower-rated area is named here per site policy.
Key takeaways
- One FBI-derived reading puts Manassas 2.87% above the national crime rate and 21.95% above Virginia's statewide rate; a separate aggregator instead reads 28% BELOW the national average -- a real, disclosed directional disagreement.
- NeighborhoodScout cites 22 crimes per 1,000 residents (1-in-46 victim odds) -- "considerably higher than the national average" but not among the very highest-crime-rate communities.
- CrimeGrade.org assigns Manassas an overall B- safety grade, with roughly 83% of neighborhoods rated A or B.
- Given the real cross-source disagreement, check a specific target neighborhood directly with more than one source rather than relying on a single citywide figure.
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