The 10 Safest Alexandria, VA Neighborhoods To Live In For 2022


We used science and data to determine which neighborhoods in Alexandria are the safest places to live.

We analyzed every possible crime metric to determine which neighborhoods in Alexandria are the safest.

Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, its for a job, other times its to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood thats family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.

Weve analyzed the FBI crime reports data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Alexandria. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.

In which Alexandria neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Heres the list. For a more detailed breakdown for each neighborhood, keep reading.

So, which neighborhood is the safest in Alexandria in 2022? That would be North Ridge-Rosemont. Thats according to the most recent FBI crime data, which takes into account everything from thefts and robberies to assaults and murders.

If you want to dig down deeper into each neighborhood's statistics, as well as our methodology, take a look below. Some of these neighborhoods are the best places to live in Alexandria.

If you dont see a neighborhood youre looking for in our top ten, scroll down to the bottom, where we have all Alexandria neighborhoods listed in order from safest to most dangerous. Read on to see how we determined the places around Alexandria that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in Alexandria.

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Safest Neighborhoods In Alexandria

The 5 Safest Neighborhoods To Live In Alexandria For 2022

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 12,333
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 65
Property Crime Per 100k: 516
More on North Ridge-Rosemont: Homes For Sale | Data

North Ridge-Rosemont Alexandria, VA

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 3,750
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 12
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,257
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Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 3,148
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 113
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,426
More on Southwest Wuadrant: Homes For Sale | Data

Southwest Wuadrant Alexandria, VA

Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 30,816
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 185
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,384
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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 26,628
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 203
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,591
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Methodology: How We Determined The Safest Alexandria Hoods In 2022

You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can just look at the unbiased raw data. So, instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we analyzed the hard numbers from the FBIs most recent crime report (published in September of 2019) for every neighborhood in Alexandria.

To be more specific, we analyzed the FBIs Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhoods property and violent crimes based on the demographics of the area and reported crime. We used two key criteria:

  • Total Crimes Per Capita
  • Violent Crimes Per Capita
  • Property Crimes Per Capita

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 15 in each category, where 1 was the safest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the "Safest City Neighborhood In Alexandria." We're lookin' at you, North Ridge-Rosemont.

Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the safest places Alexandria. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from safest to most expensive.

Summary: The Safest Places In Alexandria

Looking at the data, you can tell that North Ridge-Rosemont is as safe as they come, according to science and data.

But as most Virginia residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So just make sure you're informed ahead of time.

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Detailed List Of The Safest Neighborhoods To Live In Alexandria For 2022

Rank Neighborhood Crime Per 100K
1 North Ridge-Rosemont 561
2 Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens 1,289
3 Southwest Wuadrant 1,529
4 Alexandria Wrest 1,519
5 Landmark-Van Dom 1,754
6 Seminary Hill 1,846
7 Taylor Run 2,012
8 Potomac West 1,813
9 Northeast 2,375
10 Eisenhower East 2,728
11 Old Town North 3,202
12 Old Town 3,507
13 Braddock Road Metro 3,628
14 Fairlington-Bradlee 9,428
15 King St Metro 5,517

Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our second time ranking the safest neighborhoods to live in Alexandria.
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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