In 2017, Washington, DC had a violent crime rate of 63.7, which is significantly higher than the US average of 22.7. Furthermore, property crime rates in DC were 70.4, again much higher than the US average of 35.4. This indicates that Washington, DC was substantially more dangerous in 2017 than other places in the United States on both violent and property crime fronts.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Washington (zip 20017) violent crime is 63.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Washington (zip 20017) property crime is 70.4. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Washington, District of Columbia does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Hyattsville, Maryland. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Hyattsville, District of Columbia. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.