Objective To develop the Fall Risk Perception Scale for Community-dwelling Older Adults and test its reliability and validity, and to provide a valid assessment tool for self-prevention of fall in the population. Methods The scale was built through literature review, expert consultations, pilot survey, group discussion, etc. Then 259 elderly people who were visiting a community health service center in Zhejiang province were selected for formal survey. The reliability and validity of the scale were tested. Results The Fall Risk Perception Scale for Community-dwelling Older Adults included three dimensions of fall-related biological behavior susceptibility (8 items), fall-related social environment susceptibility (4 items) and fall-related severity susceptibility (5 items), totaling 17 items. Exploratory factor analysis extracted 3 common factors, and the cumulative variance contribution rate was 60.266%. The content validity index was 0.940 for the overall scale, and between 0.800 and 1.000 for the items. The Cronbach′s α coefficient was 0.913 for the overall scale, and between 0.814 and 0.858 for the items. The test-retest reliability coefficient was 0.907. Conclusion The Fall Risk Perception Scale for Community-dwelling Older Adults has good reliability and validity. It can be used to assess older adults′ fall risk perception.