Fairfax County officials rolled out a new dashboard to help residents understand safety, security and justice in the county.
The Safety & Security dashboard focuses on "eight headline metrics related to diversions from arrest, Fairfax alert subscribers, youth who feel safe in their community, positive interactions with police, crimes against persons and property, number of persons arrested and 9-1-1 call processing time for high priority requests."
The dashboard is accessible here. The data shown is from 2017 through the end of 2023.
"Overall, the metrics included in the dashboard help to evaluate the goals of reducing reliance on incarceration when appropriate, expanding prevention and preparedness programs, providing timely emergency services, and strengthening the relationship between public safety and residents so that all members of the community can feel safe and protected."
Highlights of the data include:
92.3% of youth surveyed (in 8th, 10th and 12th grades) said they felt safe in their neighborhood and the area around where they live. This is an increase from 90.2% in 2015. Hispanic youth were lease likely to say they felt safe in their neighborhood.
85% of older adults surveyed said they felt safe in their neighborhood, an increase from 77% in 2019.
The rate of crimes against persons has increased 23% from 2017 to 2023, a rate significantly higher than the state of Virginia overall. The most common crimes against persons are assaults.
All of Fairfax County's dashboards can be accessed through the Countywide Data Analytics website here.
