Washington, District of Columbia Crime Rate Rankings in 2016

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in Washington DC ranked for different crime types among other US cities with a population of 50K and above.

The tables below show the crime rate for the different crime categories, the rank in the state (out of 1 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,613 cities) among cities with a population of 50K and above.

You can see similar information for other District of Columbia cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Total 5780.06 1 93
Violent 1132.02 1 29
Property 4648.03 1 132
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 20.26 1 32
Rape 77.37 1 92
Robbery 462.29 1 12
Aggravated Assault 572.1 1 62
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 346.46 1 514
Larceny-Theft 3875.98 1 45
Motor Vehicle Theft 425.59 1 240
Arson 0 1 655