Property Crime per Capita in District of Columbia
Property crime covers theft, burglary, vehicle theft, and arson, offenses against belongings rather than people. The map below shows the property crime rate per 1,000 District of Columbia residents.
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Cost of Crime™ for District of Columbia
$168.1 million
In 2025, property crime will cost $513 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of District of Columbia with the least property crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Property crime is the most common category of crime, so these maps track closely with where stores, parking, and daytime foot traffic sit. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains why busy commercial blocks can look worse than the neighborhoods around them.
The F grade reflects how often theft, burglary, vehicle theft, and arson happen in District of Columbia against the average US state, where the rate is much higher than the norm. District of Columbia sits in the 2nd percentile for property-crime safety, ahead of 2% of states and behind 98%. The grade covers only District of Columbia's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby states.
The property crime rate in District of Columbia is 34.01 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally point to the northwest part of the state as the safest for their belongings. Your odds of a property-crime loss range from 1 in 19 in the southwest cities to 1 in 42 in the northwest.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of District of Columbia report the most property crime, about 4,330 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 26 per year.
The Cost of Crime™ in District of Columbia
Property crime in District of Columbia is projected to cost $168,059,440 in 2025, about $248 per resident and $513 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. All of it is measurable loss: replaced vehicles, repaired break-ins, stolen goods, and the policing and courts that respond.
Because property crime leaves a repair bill rather than a lasting injury, these tangible costs make up its full economic toll. They split into:
- Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 63.2%
- Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.5%
- Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 5.3%
How Much Does Property Crime Cost in District of Columbia Compared to Other States?
| District of Columbia: | $248 |
|---|---|
| Washington: | $259 |
| New Hampshire: | $64 |
| USA: | $136 |
Property crime costs $248 per resident each year in District of Columbia, which is $112 more than the national average. The comparison below uses states similar to District of Columbia:
- In Washington, crime costs $259 per person, which is $11 more than in District of Columbia.
- In New Hampshire, crime costs $64 per person, which is $184 less than in District of Columbia
2025 Projected Property Crime Cost by Type
The table below breaks the property-crime total into its four offenses for District of Columbia, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime |
Cost to District of Columbia |
Cost per District of Columbia Resident |
|---|---|---|
Vehicle Theft |
$65.2 million |
$96 |
Burglary |
$11.8 million |
$17 |
Theft |
$90.9 million |
$134 |
Arson |
$141,195 |
$0 |
Total Cost of Property Crime |
$168,059,440 |
$248 |
How the Property Crime Cost Is Estimated
Property crime carries no pain-and-suffering figure in this model. Its cost is the replacement and repair value of what was taken or damaged, plus the policing, courts, and lost offender productivity that follow. Stolen and damaged property has a market price, which is why this total is easier to pin down than the human cost of violent crime in District of Columbia.
All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.
Interpreting the Property Crime Maps
Property crime rates are measured per resident, so places where shoppers and commuters outnumber residents read high. Stores are where shoplifting, theft, and vehicle break-ins happen, yet almost nobody lives there, so the per-capita rate climbs. How strongly this shows on the map depends on retail density; the west part of the state has more retail establishments. A red commercial strip does not mean the homes nearby are unsafe.
Parking lots and transit stops follow the same pattern: heavy daytime traffic, few residents, so per-capita property crime reads high. To judge a residential block, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.
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District of Columbia Property Crime Breakdown
The table below shows which non-violent crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grade above. All property crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 District of Columbia residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
25.88 |
Vehicle Theft |
6.202 |
Burglary |
1.920 |
Arson |
0.0086 |
Total Property Crime |
34.01 (F) |
Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby States
Compared to surrounding states, the rate of property crime in District of Columbia is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to District of Columbia.
Nearby State | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
C | C- | C+ | |
D | C- | C- | |
A | A- | A- | |
B- | B+ | B- | |
A+ | A | A- | |
A- | B+ | A | |
A- | C | B- | |
C- | C- | C- | |
B+ | A+ | B | |
C+ | B- | B- |
Crime Maps and Rates for State with Similar Populations
District of Columbia is higher versus other states of the same size for property crime. The table below compares crime in states with comparable overall population in the state‘s boundaries.
Similar State | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
C+ | F | F | |
B | A | A | |
F | F | F | |
B+ | A- | A- | |
B | B- | B- | |
D- | C | C | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | |
C | C | C | |
D- | D | D | |
A | A | A |
Considering only the property crime rate, District of Columbia is as safe as the national average.
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