Crime in District of Columbia: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in District of Columbia since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

803.0 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
3,132.3 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
116murders2025: 16.7 per 100,000.

District of Columbia since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, District of Columbia 0767153423013068 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, District of Columbia 02497499474919988 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
20255,570803.01162,4072,88321,7273,132.31,3434,674
20247,1321,015.61813,4093,28926,1753,727.31,7055,593
20237,8461,141.52664,1743,12629,2964,262.31,6717,289
20225,478815.42042,4042,57324,0233,575.91,3553,891
20216,362951.32742,6183,16327,6694,137.21,8314,083
20207,127999.82012,3734,24224,8993,493.01,9643,399
20197,4031,045.21662,7144,17830,8194,351.41,8432,333
20186,995997.11602,4153,97030,7264,379.71,7882,593
20176,9761,002.71162,6253,79129,7364,274.31,8092,587
20168,2361,203.51363,5004,06732,3774,731.22,3612,927
20158,5381,273.61623,7464,13631,4444,690.52,9713,265
20148,1991,242.61053,4974,12534,1475,175.13,4663,783
20138,4151,296.41034,0823,83531,0974,790.73,3163,234
20127,8661,241.8884,0373,50530,7574,855.73,5193,663
20117,4331,200.81084,0943,05829,6544,790.53,8504,457
20108,0261,326.81324,3253,38228,8024,761.44,2335,055
20098,0891,348.91454,4043,39028,4954,751.93,6965,532
20088,5091,437.71864,4303,70730,2115,104.63,7886,465
20078,3251,415.11814,2653,68728,9224,916.33,9267,606
20068,7721,508.41693,8294,58927,0644,653.93,8357,321
20058,0321,380.01953,7003,97126,1334,489.83,5777,720
20047,5901,369.41983,2023,96826,8964,852.83,9468,408
20039,0611,624.92493,9414,59732,6965,863.54,6719,906
20029,3221,637.92643,8344,96236,4776,409.05,1709,599
20019,1951,602.42313,7805,00335,2326,139.94,9497,970
20008,6261,507.92393,5544,58233,0005,768.64,7456,600
19998,4481,627.72413,3444,61533,4206,439.35,0676,652
19988,9881,718.52603,6064,93237,2227,117.06,3616,501
199710,7082,024.23014,5015,68841,3417,814.96,9637,569
199613,4112,469.83976,4446,31051,1889,426.99,8289,975
199514,7442,661.43606,8647,22852,6979,512.110,18510,193
199415,1772,662.63996,3118,21848,0098,422.610,0378,261
199316,8882,921.84547,1079,00351,0918,839.311,5348,062
199216,6852,832.84437,4598,56850,5028,574.210,7219,118
199114,6712,453.34827,2696,70649,7228,314.712,4058,135
199014,9192,458.24727,3656,77950,4708,316.012,0358,109
198912,9372,141.94346,5425,77549,2358,151.511,7808,291
198811,9141,921.63695,6905,69049,5577,993.112,3008,633
198710,0161,610.32254,4625,08442,5536,841.311,2446,297
19869,4231,505.31944,7204,18142,7816,834.010,8156,105
198510,1711,624.81475,2304,45739,9046,374.410,0055,025
198410,7251,721.51756,0874,09742,7996,869.810,9544,374
198311,9331,915.41837,6983,64645,8437,358.412,4833,955
198213,3972,123.11949,1373,64552,2958,287.614,7744,086
198114,4682,274.822310,3993,43253,4428,402.816,8323,765
198012,7722,010.62008,8973,23650,8968,012.216,2603,568
197910,5531,608.71806,9202,96445,8776,993.413,4523,606

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes. FBI notes: 1999: District of Columbia data include reports from the Zoological Police 2000: District of Columbia data include reports from the Zoological Police 2001: District of Columbia data include reports from the Zoological Police 2002: District of Columbia data include reports from the Zoological Police and the Metro Transit Police 2003: District of Columbia data include reports from the Zoological Police 2004: District of Columbia data include reports from the Zoological Police 2005: District of Columbia data include reports from the Zoological Police 2006: District of Columbia data include reports from the Zoological Police 2007: District of Columbia data include reports from the Zoological Police 2008: District of Columbia data include reports from the Zoological Police 2012: 2012 data includes offenses reported by the Zoological Police and the Metro Transit Police. 2025: 4 Includes offenses reported by the Metro Transit Police and the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services: Arson Investigation Unit.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in District of Columbia?
In 2025, 803.0 violent and 3,132.3 property crimes per 100,000 residents in District of Columbia (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in District of Columbia?
116 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 16.7 per 100,000.

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