![]() ![]() Importantly, when you compare Washington to other communities of similar population, then Washington crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. In fact, after researching dangerous places to live, NeighborhoodScout found Washington to be one of the top 100 most dangerous cities in the U.S.A. Within District Of Columbia, more than 100% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Washington. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 20. With a crime rate of 51 per one thousand residents, Washington has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Washington is one in 21. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. This makes Washington a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Washington's rate for property crime is 47 per one thousand population. Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Washington experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Washington is one in 75. Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. For Washington, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Washington. Now let us turn to take a look at how Washington does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 18,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Washington is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data. However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Washington has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 17. With a crime rate of 60 per one thousand residents, Washington has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. ![]()
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