Bel Air · Photo: Virginiahistorian77 · CC BY-SA 3.0The police behind Dale City’s crime figures
There are 3 graded towns within 10 miles. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Dumfries (B−), 6 miles away. Dale City has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Prince William County. The Prince William County Police Department reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Dale City alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Dale City
Policed by the county
Dale City is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Prince William County Police Department’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Prince William County Police Department covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Dale City. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Virginia towns with their own police figures are Dumfries (B−, 6 mi), Manassas Park (B+, 10 mi), Manassas (C, 10 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Dale City. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Prince William County Police Department reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Prince William County without police of their own, which include Dale City.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Prince William County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Prince William County Police Department
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Virginia towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfries | B− | 6 mi | 1.7 | 12.1 |
| Manassas Park | B+ | 10 mi | 1.2 | 7.6 |
| Manassas | C | 10 mi | 2.8 | 16.8 |
| Fairfax | C− | 14 mi | 1.1 | 29.8 |
| Vienna | B+ | 18 mi | 0.9 | 8.6 |
| Alexandria | C | 18 mi | 1.9 | 22.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Dale City. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Dale City.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
12 people died in crashes on Dale City’s roads in 2019–2023
Dale City had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died; 2 were pedestrians. 4 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 3.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Virginia towns of 25,000–100,000 people (3.9, 38 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Dale City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair | — | — | — |
| Potomac Mills | — | — | — |
| County Center | — | — | — |
| Independent Hill | — | — | — |
| Lake Ridge | — | — | — |
| Leesylvania | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Montclair, Potomac Mills, County Center, Independent Hill, Lake Ridge and Leesylvania are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Dale City
Is Dale City, VA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Dale City. The nearest Virginia towns with a grade are Dumfries (B−, 6 mi), Manassas Park (B+, 10 mi), Manassas (C, 10 mi).
Who polices Dale City?
The Prince William County Police Department. Dale City is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Prince William County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.