District of Columbia Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$565.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for District of Columbia

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,726 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of District of Columbia with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in District of Columbia against the average US state, where the rate is much higher than the norm. District of Columbia sits in the 1st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 1% of states and behind 99%. The grade covers only District of Columbia's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby states.

The violent crime rate in District of Columbia is 8.429 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the state the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 82 in the southeast cities to 1 in 190 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of District of Columbia report the most violent crime, about 1,583 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in District of Columbia

The tangible cost of violent crime in District of Columbia is projected at $564,987,339 for 2025, about $833 per resident and $1,726 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 39.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in District of Columbia Compared to Other States?

District of Columbia:	$833
New Mexico:	$479
Rhode Island:	$114
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $833 per resident each year in District of Columbia, which is $574 more than the national average. The comparison below uses states similar to District of Columbia:

In New Mexico, crime costs $479 per person, which is $353 less than in District of Columbia.
In Rhode Island, crime costs $114 per person, which is $718 less than in District of Columbia

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-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
Murder	$383.4 million	$565
Rape/Sexual Assault	$31.0 million	$46
Robbery	$79.3 million	$117
Assault	$71.4 million	$105
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$564,987,339	$833

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in District of Columbia

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in District of Columbia totals $2,748,577,744 ($4,051 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,313,565,082 ($4,884 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in District of Columbia, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the west part of the state has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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District of Columbia Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 District of Columbia residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.662
Robbery	3.713
Rape	0.7525
Murder	0.3007
Total Violent Crime	8.429 (F)

Individual District of Columbia Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of violent 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
Maryland	C	C-	C+
Delaware	D	C-	C-
Pennsylvania	A	A-	A-
Virginia	B-	B+	B-
New Jersey	A+	A	A-
West Virginia	A-	B+	A
New York	A-	C	B-
North Carolina	C-	C-	C-
Connecticut	B+	A+	B
Ohio	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 violent 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
Alaska	C+	F	F
Hawaii	B	A	A
Puerto Rico	F	F	F
Vermont	B+	A-	A-
Wisconsin	B	B-	B-
Washington	D-	C	C
Texas	D+	D+	D+
South Dakota	C	C	C
South Carolina	D-	D	D
Rhode Island	A	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, District of Columbia is as safe as the national average.

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