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The District of Columbia crime rate is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #51

District of Columbia	3,746.53
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

District of Columbia Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	District of Columbia	Count	105	352	3,497	4,125	3,466	26,898	3,783	NA
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	15.9	53.4	530.7	626.1	526.0	4,082.3	574.1	NA	3,499
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	District of Columbia	Count	103	276	4,078	3,830	3,316	24,533	3,234	NA
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	15.9	42.7	630.8	592.5	513.0	3,795.0	500.3	NA	3,447
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	District of Columbia	Count	88	236	4,036	3,504	3,519	23,556	3,661	NA
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	13.9	37.3	638.3	554.1	556.5	3,725.3	579.0	NA	3,406
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	District of Columbia	Count	108	173	4,093	3,055	3,850	21,330	4,456	NA
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	17.5	28.0	662.3	494.3	623.0	3,451.5	721.0	NA	3,425
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	District of Columbia	Count	132	187	4,325	3,360	4,231	19,489	5,036	NA
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	21.9	31.1	718.8	558.4	703.1	3,238.9	836.9	NA	3,701
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	District of Columbia	Count	144	150	4,389	3,388	3,696	19,228	5,532	NA
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	24.0	25.0	731.9	565.0	616.4	3,206.5	922.5	NA	3,719
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	District of Columbia	Count	186	186	4,430	3,707	3,788	19,958	6,465	NA
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	31.4	31.4	748.5	626.4	640.0	3,372.2	1,092.4	NA	4,087
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	District of Columbia	Count	181	192	4,261	3,686	3,926	17,382	7,600	NA
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	30.8	32.6	724.3	626.6	667.4	2,954.7	1,291.9	NA	4,056
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	District of Columbia	Count	169	185	3,829	4,589	3,835	15,907	7,321	NA
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	29.1	31.8	658.4	789.1	659.5	2,735.4	1,258.9	NA	4,015
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	District of Columbia	Count	195	166	3,700	3,971	3,577	14,836	7,720	NA
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	35.4	30.2	672.1	721.3	649.7	2,694.9	1,402.3	NA	4,111
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

District of Columbia	90.22
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

District of Columbia Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	District of Columbia	Count	55	13	8	29	4	1
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	8.3	2.0	1.2	4.4	0.6	0.2	83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	District of Columbia	Count	60	18	6	32	4	0
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	9.3	2.8	0.9	5.0	0.6	0.0	92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	District of Columbia	Count	72	13	6	47	5	1
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	11.4	2.1	0.9	7.4	0.8	0.2	113
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	District of Columbia	Count	83	30	2	43	8	0
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	13.4	4.9	0.3	7.0	1.3	0.0	134
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	District of Columbia	Count	57	14	4	35	4	0
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	9.5	2.3	0.7	5.8	0.7	0.0	94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	District of Columbia	Count	36	3	0	31	2	0
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	6.0	0.5	0.0	5.2	0.3	0.0	60
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	District of Columbia	Count	42	8	1	30	3	0
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	7.1	1.4	0.2	5.1	0.5	0.0	70
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	District of Columbia	Count	41	3	7	29	2	0
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	7.0	0.5	1.2	4.9	0.3	0.0	69
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	District of Columbia	Count	57	11	5	36	4	1
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	9.8	1.9	0.9	6.2	0.7	0.2	98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

District of Columbia	7.56
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

District of Columbia Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	District of Columbia	Count	5,050	4,535	515
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	766.4	688.3	78.2	7.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	District of Columbia	Count	5,065	4,579	486
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	783.5	708.3	75.2	7.46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	District of Columbia	Count	4,976	4,315	661
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	786.9	682.4	104.5	7.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	District of Columbia	Count	4,919	4,315	604
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	796.0	698.2	97.7	7.47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	District of Columbia	Count	4,477	3,945	532
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	744.0	655.6	88.4	7.00
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	District of Columbia	Count	5,189	4,473	716
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	865.3	745.9	119.4	8.06
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	District of Columbia	Count	5,190	4,455	735
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	876.9	752.7	124.2	8.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	District of Columbia	Count	5,021	4,302	719
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	853.5	731.3	122.2	7.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	District of Columbia	Count	4,880	4,196	684
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	839.2	721.5	117.6	7.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	District of Columbia	Count	4,811	4,167	644
	District of Columbia	Per 100,000	873.9	756.9	117.0	8.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94