Crime reports from the DC Metropolitan Police Department, mapped by block. Source: DC Metropolitan Police Department data from Open Data DC. DC posts new reports daily; its public feed covers the last 30 days. Search a street, filter by type, or download the list as a spreadsheet.
In 2025, Washington police reported 5,197 violent crimes (749 per 100,000 residents), including 115 murders, 2,200 robberies and 2,711 aggravated assaults, plus 21,479 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 693,645. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 1 large District of Columbia cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency DCMPD0000, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 749 | 5,197 | 115 | 3,097 | Live |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
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Washington's violent-crime rate of 749 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 7% lower than the District of Columbia rate (806) and 2.3 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 133 residents, or about 99.9 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Washington ranks 59th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 21st for murder (115 murders, 16.6 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 52% of Washington's violent crimes and robberies 42%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 3,097 per 100,000, about even with District of Columbia overall. Washington police logged 4,547 vehicle thefts (656 per 100,000, 29th of 351; District of Columbia: 698) and 1,354 burglaries (195 per 100,000, about even with the state).
The closest city we cover is Alexandria, 7 miles southwest in Virginia; its violent-crime rate (142) is less than half Washington's.
Out-of-state cities near Washington's size (693,645 residents): Louisville, KY at 674 violent crimes per 100,000 and El Paso, TX at 289.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Washington had 749 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 7% lower than the statewide 806. It is the only District of Columbia city on this site with full-year numbers. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Washington police reported 115 murders for 2025, a rate of 16.6 per 100,000 residents. The District of Columbia rate was 16.7 and the national rate 4.1.
4,547 vehicles were reported stolen in Washington in 2025, 656 per 100,000 residents. That is 3.4 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 29th of 351 cities on this site.