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McLean, VA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in McLean is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 26 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in McLean is 1 in 39. Based on FBI crime data, McLean is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Virginia, McLean has a crime rate that is higher than 87% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in McLean compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared McLean with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether McLean's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how McLean does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in McLean.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that McLean's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in McLean is one in 584.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that McLean's rate for property crime is 24 per one thousand population. This makes McLean a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in McLean is one in 41.

McLean Crime Data

total Crime Index

14

(100 is safest)


Safer than 14% of U.S. cities.

McLean Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

87

1,228

1,315

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.71

24.19

25.90

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.71
2.34
National Median: 4
    McLean
    Virginia

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 584

in McLean

1 in 427

in Virginia

McLean Violent Crimes

Population: 50,773
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
24.19
16.96
National Median: 20
    McLean
    Virginia

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 41

in McLean

1 in 59

in Virginia

Property Crimes

Population: 50,773
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

McLean Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
53
19
National Median: 27.0
    McLean
    Virginia