How has crime changed in District of Columbia since 1985?

Police in District of Columbia reported about 806 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 2,922 in 1993, and 3,178 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 9,527 in 1995. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in District of Columbia and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, District of Columbia Violent, U.S. Property, District of Columbia Property, U.S.
1985 1,624.8 570.3 6,421.4 4,780.0
1986 1,505.1 633.6 6,870.4 5,015.3
1987 1,610.3 624.9 6,882.6 5,090.1
1988 1,921.5 630.2 8,037.3 5,045.9
1989 2,141.7 680.5 8,179.1 5,211.5
1990 2,458.2 749.8 8,357.2 5,227.0
1991 2,452.3 798.1 8,346.2 5,388.4
1992 2,831.9 785.4 8,604.1 5,089.3
1993 2,921.8 764.1 8,868.2 4,814.1
1994 2,662.6 740.4 8,451.4 4,752.4
1995 2,661.6 720.6 9,526.9 4,796.6
1996 2,469.8 658.8 9,449.0 4,553.0
1997 2,023.8 644.9 7,831.8 4,494.7
1998 1,718.5 603.8 7,132.3 4,212.6
1999 1,627.7 545.8 6,454.1 3,872.6
2000 1,507.2 534.4 5,784.0 3,751.7
2001 1,646.3 529.5 6,405.3 3,801.5
2002 1,632.5 512.9 6,422.9 3,737.7
2003 1,608.1 493.7 5,799.1 3,704.0
2004 1,371.4 478.6 4,872.2 3,599.4
2005 1,459.0 483.0 4,756.6 3,518.3
2006 1,508.1 486.9 4,656.0 3,397.1
2007 1,414.8 477.9 4,923.4 3,316.1
2008 1,437.7 463.7 5,107.9 3,252.3
2009 1,348.9 436.8 4,761.1 3,076.7
2010 1,333.8 408.1 4,791.1 2,963.4
2011 1,202.8 390.1 4,808.3 2,925.7
2012 1,244.0 390.7 4,872.2 2,881.3
2013 1,301.7 378.2 4,810.7 2,759.3
2014 1,244.4 373.7 5,214.4 2,591.8
2015 1,270.1 384.6 4,713.1 2,495.2
2016 1,209.1 399.5 4,834.5 2,469.1
2017 1,005.1 397.5 4,317.2 2,372.4
2018 995.8 384.8 4,401.8 2,206.8
2019 1,049.0 381.0 4,389.8 2,109.0
2020 999.8 399.3 3,522.4 1,955.3
2021 430.9 360.9 1,754.5 1,762.2
2022 819.1 398.2 3,579.8 1,998.5
2023 1,156.7 385.6 4,336.1 1,950.5
2024 1,016.3 363.4 3,735.0 1,766.8
2025 806.0 329.3 3,178.1 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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