Crime in Washington, DC, United States

Crime rates in Washington, DC, United States

Level of crime
70.84 High
Crime increasing in the past 5 years
68.83 High
Worries home broken and things stolen
52.63 Moderate
Worries being mugged or robbed
58.66 Moderate
Worries car stolen
53.01 Moderate
Worries things from car stolen
66.18 High
Worries attacked
58.21 Moderate
Worries being insulted
60.86 High
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion
44.17 Moderate
Problem people using or dealing drugs
66.19 High
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft
64.67 High
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery
65.16 High
Problem corruption and bribery
55.23 Moderate

Safety in Washington, DC, United States

Safety walking alone during daylight
64.44 High
Safety walking alone during night
35.66 Low

Contributors: 215

Last update: December 2024

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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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.