Leesburg, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Leesburg, VA Summary

Crime in Leesburg research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Leesburg over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Leesburg:

  • There were 845 total crimes committed in Leesburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,710.7 total crimes per 100K people in Leesburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Leesburg is -26.40% below the national average.
  • Leesburg ranks #72 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Leesburg ranks #5,889 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Leesburg Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Leesburg is 1,710.7 per 100,000 people. That's -26.40% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 2.74% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Leesburg
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 845 1,710.7 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 4.0 6.1 6.3
Robbery 16 32.4 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 108 218.6 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 148 299.6 208.7 369.8
Burglary 21 42.5 133.5 269.8
Larceny 645 1,305.8 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 31 62.8 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 697 1,411.1 1,456.4 1,954.4

Leesburg Crime Compared To Virginia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Virginia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Leesburg

148
Violent Crimes
299.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-18.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 148 violent crimes in Leesburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Leesburg is 299.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 333.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Leesburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -18.98% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 43.60% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Leesburg

697
Property Crimes
1,411.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 697 property crimes in Leesburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Leesburg is 1,411.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 70.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Leesburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.11% lower than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Leesburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Purcellville, VA 9,103 62 681.1 615.2 65.9

Leesburg SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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