Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) · Virginia
City of Fairfax Police Department
Fairfax, VA · ~92 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Fairfax Police Department runs at 168% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) workplace, earning a grade D.
City of Fairfax Police Department: 5.4 TCR = 168% of Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Fairfax Police Department safety composite
City of Fairfax Police Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 5.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
City of Fairfax Police Department: 4.7 → 8.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.12× in 2024
City of Fairfax Police Department's TCR rose 3.3 from 4.7 in 2021 to 8.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · Fairfax, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 168% of ind
- DART 6.0 DART
- RANK #10/39
- PHOTO LVMPD - DSD - Clark …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~92 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LVMPD - DSD - Clark County Detention Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Fairfax Police Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Fairfax Police Department
5.4 TCR
- LVMPD - DSD -
LVMPD - DSD - Clark County Detention Center
5.4 TCR
- Davis County S
Davis County Sheriffs and Corrections Complex
5.4 TCR
- Knox County Sh
Knox County Sheriff
5.4 TCR
- Washington Pol
Washington Police Department
5.4 TCR
What this shows City of Fairfax Police Department averages 5.4 TCR (168% of the Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) BLS benchmark).
City of Fairfax Police Department TCR series: 2021=4.7 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=7.5 · 2024=8 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Fairfax Police Department falls in its industry
716 Police departments (except Ame establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 39 Police departments (except Ame employers in Virginia.
City of Fairfax Police Department has fewer employees than the Police departments (except American Indi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.5. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922120 · VA · Fairfax
716 Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 226 employers in Fairfax, VA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | LVMPD - DSD - Clark County Detention Center | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Davis County Sheriffs and Corrections Complex | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Knox County Sheriff | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Washington Police Department | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowling Green | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Division of Water Product (CON-0224) | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maintenance and Operations Facility | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BU 224 VIRGINIA PAVING COMPANY | 92 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inova Health System | 2,608 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inova Physician Group | 2,539 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | 1,153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern Virginia Community College - Annandale | 870 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Shanty Creek Resort | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 11442 Danville | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | StoneBridge Cabot | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 30515 Capstone - Americold Hatfield Pa | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bozeman | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pencco Inc Vernon | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mead Clark Lumber Co - Main Store | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | O'Neal Manufacturing Services Louisville | 92 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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