Crime & Safety in Tysons
Tysons' crime picture, per CrimeGrade.org, shows a real, sharp split by category: a poor overall 'F' grade (3rd percentile) driven by property crime, alongside a genuinely strong 'A' grade for violent crime specifically (85th percentile) -- both disclosed together rather than picking the more dramatic figure.
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Learn moreA poor overall grade, driven specifically by property crime
CrimeGrade.org gives Tysons an overall crime rate of 70.88 per 1,000 residents, ranking just the 3rd percentile for safety (an 'F' grade) -- with property crime specifically graded 'D-'. This largely reflects Tysons' function as a dense regional retail and office destination (Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria malls, large parking structures, a very high daytime population relative to its residential population) rather than elevated risk specifically to residents.
Violent crime and drug crime read meaningfully safer
Violent crime ranks in the 85th percentile for safety ('A' grade) and drug-related crime in the 75th percentile ('B+' grade) -- both meaningfully safer than the average US city, a genuinely different picture than the overall property-crime-driven grade.
Meaningful internal variance by specific area
CrimeGrade cited victim odds varying widely within Tysons itself, from 1-in-4 in central areas to 1-in-41 in the southeast -- a genuinely wide internal range worth knowing, though no specific area is named as unsafe here, per site policy.
Check a specific address with more than one source
Given the real split between the poor overall grade and the much stronger violent-crime-specific grade, anyone evaluating a specific Tysons address or building should check more than one crime-data source and weigh which crime category matters most for their situation.
Key takeaways
- Tysons' overall crime grade is a poor 'F' (3rd percentile), driven specifically by property crime tied to its function as a dense retail/office destination.
- Violent crime (85th percentile, 'A') and drug crime (75th percentile, 'B+') both read meaningfully safer than average.
- Victim odds vary widely within Tysons itself (1-in-4 to 1-in-41 by area, per CrimeGrade).
- Check more than one crime-data source for a specific address and weigh which crime category matters most.
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