2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Lakewood, WA vs Washington, DC

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- Washington has 36% more violent crime than Lakewood.
- Washington has 2% more property crime than Lakewood.
 Lakewood, WAWashington, DCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock56.222.7
 Property Crime62.9  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 8 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 17 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 6 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Lakewood, WashingtonCrime Index
 Elbe, WA 
 Riverpoint, WA 
 Tehaleh, WA 
 Duvall, WA11.2
 Yarrow Point, WA11.45
 Sammamish, WA11.75
 DuPont, WA11.85
 Wilderness Rim, WA12.4
 Raft Island, WA12.4
 Lake Marcel-Stillwater, WA12.85

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