Washington, DC Analytics

September recorded 2,718 crime incidents.

August recorded 3,197 crime incidents.

July recorded 3,315 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Theft: 5,991
  • Robbery: 1,288
  • Assault: 540
  • Shooting: 502
  • Burglary: 313
  • Arrest: 310
  • Other: 148
  • Vandalism: 136
  • Arson: 2

Crime by Month

In the past three months, July had the most number of crimes in Washington, District of Columbia.

July had about 1% more crime than August, with July producing 118 more crimes than August.

July had about 1% more crime than September, with July producing 597 more crimes than September.

Most Committed Crimes in Washington, District of Columbia

Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 65% of crime in Washington, District of Columbia.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 52% of violent crime in Washington, District of Columbia.

The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 95% of property crime in Washington, District of Columbia.

Reported Shootings in Washington, District of Columbia

We recorded 502 shootings over a three month period in Washington, District of Columbia. That's an average of about 167.333 shootings per month. July saw the most shootings with 198, followed by August with 165 shootings, and September with 139 shootings.

Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.

We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.

Data is based on a radius around the center point of Washington. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.