Crime in Washington, DC, United States

Crime rates in Washington, DC, United States

Level of crime	70.92	High
Crime increasing in the past 5 years	67.77	High
Worries home broken and things stolen	52.35	Moderate
Worries being mugged or robbed	58.26	Moderate
Worries car stolen	53.07	Moderate
Worries things from car stolen	66.23	High
Worries attacked	57.57	Moderate
Worries being insulted	60.26	High
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion	43.40	Moderate
Problem people using or dealing drugs	66.12	High
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft	64.51	High
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery	64.99	High
Problem corruption and bribery	55.62	Moderate

Safety in Washington, DC, United States

Safety walking alone during daylight		64.75	High
Safety walking alone during night		35.81	Low

Contributors: 219

Last update: April 2025

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

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Crime in Arlington, Virginia	4.38 miles
Crime in Chevy Chase, Maryland	7.01 miles
Crime in Springfield, Virginia	13.51 miles
Crime in Rockville, Maryland	17.91 miles
Crime in Baltimore, Maryland	38.92 miles
Crime in Fredericksburg, Virginia	52.45 miles
Crime in Lexington Park, Maryland	61.00 miles
Crime in Richmond, Virginia	106.83 miles
Crime in Lancaster, Pennsylvania	113.70 miles
Crime in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	117.62 miles

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3 Comments so far

Anonymous on Nov 11, 2024:

Continents with the 10 most homicidal countries 2023- (- political violence, social upheaval and so forth)

Africa = 7

America = 2

Asia = 1

Source: State Department

Africa has increased to 7 of the top 10 from 6 in previous years. Spare a thought for European countries.

Yusekiroe Thomas on Sep 19, 2024:

i find this really innaccurate. dc crime is passed memphis in ward 5-8 so it aint no way this is accurate the only safe spots in dc is like downtown or the tourist spots other then that then you are in danger of carjackers/crossfire/etc

Anonymous on Aug 26, 2023:

The areas near the White House, Capitol Hill, National Mall are very safe. However if you ride one or two Metro stops to the north of the previously mentioned government buildings you can find yourself in a quite bad neighborhood and you need to be cautious even during daytime. City definitely worth visiting, the choice of restaurants is just amazing, however if you plan on living there you might want to either live near the government buildings or in the suburbs in Virginia or Maryland which are very safe. The majority of neighborhoods in DC however are NOT safe.

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Index
Crime Index:	60.14
Safety Index:	39.86