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Washington, DC Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #1

Washington, DC	3,606.72
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.

Washington, DC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Washington, DC	Count	105	470	3,231	4,004	3,463	25,881	3,683	NA
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	15.9	71.3	490.4	607.7	525.6	3,928.0	559.0	NA	3,463
	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	Washington, DC	Count	103	393	3,660	3,724	3,314	23,108	3,147	NA
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	15.9	60.8	566.2	576.1	512.6	3,574.6	486.8	NA	3,362
	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	Washington, DC	Count	88	236	3,725	3,399	3,519	22,196	3,549	50
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	13.9	37.3	589.1	537.5	556.5	3,510.2	561.3	7.9	3,253
	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	Washington, DC	Count	108	172	3,756	2,949	3,849	20,124	4,339	61
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	17.5	27.8	607.8	477.2	622.8	3,256.3	702.1	9.9	3,267
	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	Washington, DC	Count	132	184	3,914	3,238	4,224	18,050	4,864	49
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	21.9	30.6	650.5	538.1	702.0	2,999.7	808.3	8.1	3,501
	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	Washington, DC	Count	143	150	3,998	3,295	3,696	18,012	5,299	55
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	23.8	25.0	666.7	549.5	616.4	3,003.7	883.7	9.2	3,534
	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	Washington, DC	Count	186	186	4,154	3,609	3,781	18,787	6,191	51
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	31.4	31.4	701.9	609.8	638.9	3,174.4	1,046.1	8.6	3,928
	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	Washington, DC	Count	181	192	3,985	3,566	3,920	16,476	7,323	63
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	30.8	32.6	677.4	606.2	666.3	2,800.7	1,244.8	10.7	3,903
	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	Washington, DC	Count	169	182	3,604	4,453	3,826	15,132	7,057	34
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	29.1	31.3	619.7	765.7	657.9	2,602.1	1,213.5	5.8	3,874
	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	Washington, DC	Count	195	165	3,502	3,854	3,571	14,162	7,467	61
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	35.4	30.0	636.1	700.1	648.7	2,572.5	1,356.4	11.1	3,982
	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

Washington, DC	86.25
District of Columbia	90.33
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.

Washington, DC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Washington, DC	Count	58	18	6	31	3	0
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	9.0	2.8	0.9	4.8	0.5	0.0	89
	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	Washington, DC	Count	71	13	6	46	5	1
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	11.2	2.1	0.9	7.3	0.8	0.2	112
	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	Washington, DC	Count	79	27	2	43	7	0
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	12.8	4.4	0.3	7.0	1.1	0.0	127
	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	Washington, DC	Count	57	14	4	35	4	0
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	9.5	2.3	0.7	5.8	0.7	0.0	94
	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	Washington, DC	Count	34	2	0	30	2	0
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	5.7	0.3	0.0	5.0	0.3	0.0	56
	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	Washington, DC	Count	36	5	0	29	2	0
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	6.1	0.8	0.0	4.9	0.3	0.0	60
	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	Washington, DC	Count	37	3	6	26	2	0
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	6.3	0.5	1.0	4.4	0.3	0.0	62
	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	Washington, DC	Count	53	8	5	36	3	1
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	9.1	1.4	0.9	6.2	0.5	0.2	91
	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

Washington, DC	6.69
District of Columbia	7.66
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.

Washington, DC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Washington, DC	Count	4,368	3,935	433
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	662.9	597.2	65.7	6.30
	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	Washington, DC	Count	4,403	3,976	427
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	681.1	615.1	66.1	6.48
	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	Washington, DC	Count	4,332	3,867	465
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	685.1	611.6	73.5	6.48
	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	Washington, DC	Count	4,299	3,818	481
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	695.6	617.8	77.8	6.57
	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	Washington, DC	Count	4,477	3,945	532
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	744.0	655.6	88.4	7.00
	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	Washington, DC	Count	4,613	4,052	561
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	769.3	675.7	93.6	7.22
	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	Washington, DC	Count	4,637	4,030	607
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	783.5	680.9	102.6	7.32
	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	Washington, DC	Count	4,494	3,907	587
	Washington, DC	Per 100,000	763.9	664.1	99.8	7.14
	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	Washington, DC	Count	4,342	3,799	543
2005	Washington, DC	Count	4,278	3,757	521