Crime & Safety in McLean
McLean's crime picture, per NeighborhoodScout, is genuinely lower than the average for communities of similar population size nationally, even though it exceeds 80% of Virginia localities of all sizes -- the same apples-to-oranges dynamic already disclosed for Arlington and Fairfax in this project.
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Learn moreNeighborhoodScout: a genuinely low overall rate, driven mostly by property crime
NeighborhoodScout cites McLean's overall crime rate at 16 per 1,000 residents (a 1-in-64 chance of victimization), with violent crime running at just 1 per 1,000 (a 1-in-1,154 chance) -- about average nationally -- and property crime at 15 per 1,000, somewhat above average compared to all US communities.
Genuinely safer than comparably sized communities nationally
NeighborhoodScout specifically notes that McLean's crime rate is noticeably LOWER than the average for communities of similar population size nationally -- a genuinely favorable comparative picture worth weighing alongside the higher-sounding raw figures.
A real, disclosed apples-to-oranges comparison against Virginia localities
Compared against all Virginia localities of every size, McLean's crime rate exceeds 80% of them -- the same dynamic already disclosed for Arlington and Fairfax in this project's sibling records: a comparison group dominated by tiny rural towns with near-zero crime will structurally make any denser, more affluent-but-suburban jurisdiction like McLean look worse than a comparison against similarly sized communities would.
No specific neighborhood named as unsafe, per site policy
Consistent with this dataset's policy, no specific McLean neighborhood is named as higher- or lower-risk here. Check a specific address directly with more than one source before drawing conclusions.
Key takeaways
- McLean's overall crime rate (16/1,000, NeighborhoodScout) is genuinely lower than the average for communities of similar population size nationally.
- Violent crime (1/1,000) runs about average nationally; property crime (15/1,000) runs somewhat above average.
- McLean's crime rate exceeds 80% of Virginia localities of all sizes -- a real but apples-to-oranges comparison against many tiny rural towns, the same dynamic already disclosed for Arlington and Fairfax.
- No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe here, per site policy.
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