Washington, District of Columbia Crime Rate Rankings in 2018

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, 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 8,602 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 5211.15 1 68
Violent 941.41 1 53
Property 4269.74 1 84
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 22.78 1 22
Rape 63.35 1 193
Robbery 307.07 1 33
Aggravated Assault 548.22 1 70
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 254.25 1 521
Larceny-Theft 3652.62 1 39
Motor Vehicle Theft 362.87 1 213
Arson 0 1 611