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Washington Crime Rate Report (District of Columbia)

Washington crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Washington for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Washington in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 127.94% and the city property crime rate in Washington was higher than the national property crime rate average by 100.03%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Washington was lower than the violent crime rate in District of Columbia by 7% and the city property crime rate in Washington was lower than the property crime rate in District of Columbia by 1.98%.

Property and Violent Crime
Washington Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Washington Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Washington Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2,705
Arson0
Burglary1,341
Larceny and Theft15,443
Motor Vehicle Theft4,512
Murder and Manslaughter115
Rape163
Robbery2,197
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)29,744
Property Crime21,296
Violent Crime5,180
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2,528
Arson0
Burglary1,193
Larceny and Theft15,592
Motor Vehicle Theft5,581
Murder and Manslaughter195
Rape143
Robbery2,595
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)30,815
Property Crime22,367
Violent Crime5,462

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Washington Property Crime

Washington Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Washington Crime 2025

Washington Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Washington Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Washington Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Washington, District of Columbia crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Washington crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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