United States / District of Columbia

District of Columbia crime rate

The FBI estimates 803.0 violent crimes and 3,132.3 property crimes per 100,000 residents of District of Columbia in 2025. The violent crime rate is above the US rate of 327.6 and fell 20.9% from 2024.

Data as of 2025 (FBI estimate), checked October 29, 2026. How we got these numbers

Average share of the population covered by reporting agencies each month, 2025100%
Violent crime per 100k, 2025 (FBI estimate)
803.0
US 327.6
Property crime per 100k, 2025 (FBI estimate)
3,132.3
US 1,534.8

Which District of Columbia cities are covered?

District of Columbia cities with residents and crime rates per 100,000
CityResidentsViolent per 100kProperty per 100k2025 coverage
Washington693,645749.73,098.112 of 12 months

Alphabetical, on purpose: the FBI advises against ranking places by these figures. A year that is not complete has no rate here, and its page explains the gap.

What are the District of Columbia crime rates by offense, 2025?

District of Columbia crime by offense, 2025
OffenseDistrict of ColumbiaUSvs 2024
Violent crime
Violent crime803.0327.620.9%
Murder16.74.135.3%
Rape23.636.134.4%
Robbery347.049.428.5%
Aggravated assault415.6238.011.3%
Property crime
Property crime3,132.31,534.816.0%
Burglary193.6193.620.3%
Larceny-theft2,264.81,144.115.7%
Motor vehicle theft673.8197.015.4%
ArsonNot estimatedNot estimatedNot estimated

Per 100,000 residents. The FBI does not estimate arson for states or the nation.

About this state's data

On average, agencies covering 100% of District of Columbia's population reported each month in 2025 (lowest month: 100%). State rates are FBI estimates that fill in for agencies that did not report; city pages never are.

How we count

Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025

District of ColumbiaUnited States
03006009001,20020212022202320242025District of Columbia 2021: 951.3District of Columbia 2022: 815.4District of Columbia 2023: 1,141.5District of Columbia 2024: 1,015.6District of Columbia 2025: 803.0United States 2021: 387.0United States 2022: 388.7United States 2023: 379.5United States 2024: 362.9United States 2025: 327.6District of Columbia 803.0United States 327.6
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Violent crime rate by year, District of Columbia
YearDistrict of ColumbiaUnited States
2021951.3387.0
2022815.4388.7
20231,141.5379.5
20241,015.6362.9
2025803.0327.6

Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025

District of ColumbiaUnited States
01,2502,5003,7505,00020212022202320242025District of Columbia 2021: 4,137.2District of Columbia 2022: 3,575.9District of Columbia 2023: 4,262.3District of Columbia 2024: 3,727.3District of Columbia 2025: 3,132.3United States 2021: 1,832.3United States 2022: 1,973.8United States 2023: 1,934.1United States 2024: 1,761.1United States 2025: 1,534.8District of Columbia 3,132.3United States 1,534.8
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Property crime rate by year, District of Columbia
YearDistrict of ColumbiaUnited States
20214,137.21,832.3
20223,575.91,973.8
20234,262.31,934.1
20243,727.31,761.1
20253,132.31,534.8

Sources

  • FBI Crime Data Explorer, District of Columbia and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025; population coverage from the CDE crime trend data. FBI refresh October 15, 2026.
  • FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
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  • FBI estimated crimes, nation and states, 1979 to 2025 (Summary Reporting System estimates), fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/bulk/estimated_crimes_1979_2025.csv)
  • District of Columbia: violent crime reported by agencies, with population coverage, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_state_DC_V__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)