Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Herndon, VA Crime Grade
How Herndon grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Virginia — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Virginia
6/10
vs. Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Herndon, VA was 272.4 per 100,000 residents (69 incidents over a population of 25,334). That puts Herndon Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 34% above the Virginia statewide rate of 203.3.
That ranks Herndon #2,501 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 34% of them, and #23 of 39 in Virginia. Violent crime is up 12% year over year and up 35% over the last five years.
Herndon, VA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Virginia Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 272.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,501 of 3,771
- VA rank
- #23 of 39
- Safer than
- 34% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 12%
- 5-year change
- up 35%
- Population
- 25,334
- Reporting agency
- Herndon Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Herndon Police Department (FBI ORI VA0290200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Herndon (red), Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Herndon vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 202.5(50) | 261.7(63) | 217.0(52) | 243.4(61) | 272.4(69) |
| Murder | 16.2(4) | 4.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.9(1) |
| Rape | 36.4(9) | 37.4(9) | 45.9(11) | 23.9(6) | 19.7(5) |
| Robbery | 81.0(20) | 108.0(26) | 58.4(14) | 59.9(15) | 51.3(13) |
| Aggravated assault | 68.8(17) | 112.2(27) | 112.7(27) | 159.6(40) | 197.4(50) |
| Property crime | 1231.1(304) | 1707.5(411) | 1431.4(343) | 1795.8(450) | 1318.4(334) |
| Burglary | 64.8(16) | 54.0(13) | 70.9(17) | 99.8(25) | 78.9(20) |
| Larceny | 1061.0(262) | 1570.4(378) | 1306.2(313) | 1596.3(400) | 1109.2(281) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 93.1(23) | 83.1(20) | 54.3(13) | 99.8(25) | 126.3(32) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Herndon, VA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Herndon Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Herndon calculated?
- Herndon's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Virginia state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Virginia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Herndon Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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