Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Washington, DC Crime Grade
How Washington grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of District of Columbia — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
District of Columbia
1/10
vs. District of Columbia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Washington, DC was 745.5 per 100,000 residents (5,171 incidents over a population of 693,645). That puts Washington Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 129% above the District of Columbia statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Washington (red), District of Columbia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Washington vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 371.6(2,490) | 750.4(5,041) | 1052.6(7,147) | 935.4(6,569) | 745.5(5,171) |
| Murder | 17.3(116) | 30.8(207) | 39.3(267) | 25.8(181) | 16.6(115) |
| Rape | 19.3(129) | 45.1(303) | 41.1(279) | 35.5(249) | 23.2(161) |
| Robbery | 150.6(1,009) | 324.4(2,179) | 558.6(3,793) | 442.2(3,105) | 316.3(2,194) |
| Aggravated assault | 184.5(1,236) | 350.1(2,352) | 413.6(2,808) | 432.0(3,034) | 389.4(2,701) |
| Property crime | 1704.5(11,421) | 3501.5(23,523) | 4166.3(28,288) | 3620.2(25,423) | 3060.4(21,228) |
| Burglary | 114.8(769) | 201.5(1,354) | 245.4(1,666) | 241.9(1,699) | 192.7(1,337) |
| Larceny | 1336.5(8,955) | 2731.9(18,353) | 2909.7(19,756) | 2613.7(18,355) | 2219.1(15,393) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 252.8(1,694) | 568.0(3,816) | 1011.1(6,865) | 764.5(5,369) | 648.5(4,498) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Washington's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to District of Columbia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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