Crime & Safety in Vienna
Vienna's crime picture is genuinely strong: cited as the 7th safest city in Virginia by one 2026 aggregator, with violent crime running more than 70% below national averages and a 1-in-110 annual chance of becoming a crime victim.
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Learn moreConsistently ranked among Virginia's safest cities
Vienna is cited as the 7th safest city in Virginia by one 2026 aggregator, with a 1-in-110 chance of becoming a victim of a crime and 0.41 crimes per day per 100,000 residents -- genuinely low figures. A separate 2026 source cited Vienna's overall crime rate at 10.79, compared to a national average of 33.37 by the same source's methodology, with violent crime at just 0.61 and property crime at 10.18.
Violent crime runs dramatically below national averages
Violent crime specifically is cited as running more than 70% below national averages -- a genuinely strong figure, consistent with Vienna's real, own full-service municipal police department (41 sworn officers, 11 civilian staff) and its small-town, low-density residential character.
Vienna's own local police department, a real structural factor
Vienna's status as an incorporated town with its own dedicated municipal police department -- rather than relying on Fairfax County Police, as unincorporated Tysons, Reston, and McLean do -- is a real, structural factor plausibly contributing to the town's genuinely strong, consistent crime statistics, though this specific causal link was not independently quantified this research pass.
Community engagement as a disclosed contributing factor
Active resident involvement -- neighborhood patrols, community safety workshops -- is cited as fostering a strong sense of community and vigilance in Vienna, a real, if qualitative, contributing factor to the town's safety statistics alongside its dedicated police department.
Key takeaways
- Vienna is cited as the 7th safest city in Virginia (2026 aggregator), with a 1-in-110 annual chance of becoming a crime victim.
- Violent crime runs more than 70% below national averages per cited 2026 figures.
- Vienna's own dedicated municipal police department is a real, structural factor plausibly contributing to its strong safety statistics.
- Active resident involvement (neighborhood patrols, safety workshops) is cited as a real, contributing factor to community safety.
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