With a crime rate of 60 per one thousand residentsWashington 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. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 17. Howevercompared to other communities of similar population sizeWashington has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across AmericaWashington is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data. The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reportscollected by the FBI from 18,000 local law enforcement agenciesand include both violent and property crimescombined. Now let us turn to take a look at how Washington does for violent crimes specificallyand then how it does for property crimes. 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. For Washingtonwe found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nationacross communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rapemurder and non-negligent manslaughterarmed robberyand aggravated assaultincluding assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime datayour chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Washington is one in 75. Significantlybased on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the cityNeighborhoodScout'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 populationfrom the largest to the smallest. NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Washington's rate for property crime is 47 per one thousand population. This makes Washington a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crimewhen compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theftarsonlarcenyand burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Washington is one in 21.

With a crime rate of 47 per one thousand residentsWashington 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. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 21. Within District Of Columbiamore than 100% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Washington. In factafter researching dangerous places to liveNeighborhoodScout found Washington to be one of the top 100 most dangerous cities in the U.S.A.

Importantlywhen you compare Washington to other communities of similar populationthen Washington crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Washington does relative to all communities in America of all sizeswhen NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population sizeits crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Washington does for violent crimes specificallyand then how it does for property crimes. 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.

For Washingtonwe found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nationacross communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rapemurder and non-negligent manslaughterarmed robberyand aggravated assaultincluding assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime datayour chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Washington is one in 99.

Significantlybased on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the cityNeighborhoodScout'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 populationfrom the largest to the smallest.

In additionNeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Washington is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglarylarceny over fifty dollarsmotor vehicle theftand arson. In Washingtonyour chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 27which is a rate of 37 per one thousand population.

Importantlywe found that Washington has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizesfrom the smallest to the largest. In factyour chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Washington is one in 127.