Prince William Forest Park Historic District · Photo: National Park Service Digital Image Archives · Public domainWho polices Montclair, and what they report
Montclair 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 Montclair alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Montclair
Policed by the county
Montclair 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 Montclair. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Virginia towns with their own police figures are Dumfries (B−, 4 mi), Manassas (C, 12 mi), Manassas Park (B+, 12 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Montclair. 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
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Prince William County without police of their own, which include Montclair.
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.
The nearest Virginia towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfries | B− | 4 mi | 1.7 | 12.1 |
| Manassas | C | 12 mi | 2.8 | 16.8 |
| Manassas Park | B+ | 12 mi | 1.2 | 7.6 |
| Fairfax | C− | 17 mi | 1.1 | 29.8 |
| Alexandria | C | 20 mi | 1.9 | 22.3 |
| Vienna | B+ | 20 mi | 0.9 | 8.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Montclair. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Montclair.
Five people died in crashes on Montclair’s roads in 2019–2023
Montclair had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is about what is typical for Virginia towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (3.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Montclair’s size would see about 4 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Montclair’s own rate (4.5) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Montclair and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale City | — | — | — |
| Independent Hill | — | — | — |
| Cherry Hill | — | — | — |
| Leesylvania | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Dale City, Independent Hill, Cherry Hill and Leesylvania are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
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 Montclair
Is Montclair, VA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Montclair. Montclair 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 Montclair alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Virginia towns with a grade are Dumfries (B−, 4 mi), Manassas (C, 12 mi), Manassas Park (B+, 12 mi).
Who polices Montclair?
The Prince William County Police Department. Montclair 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.