WASHINGTON D.C. A KILLING MACHINE

The chance of getting murdered in the Nations Capitol is five times greater than the United States as a whole. In fact, the number of murders last year was 27.3 per hundred thousand.

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  • In 2024, Washington, D.C. saw a homicide rate of 27.3 per 100,000 residents.
    • That was the fourth-highest homicide rate in the country — nearly six times higher than New York City and also higher than Atlanta, Chicago, and Compton.
    • If Washington, D.C. was a state, it would have the highest homicide rate of any state in the nation.
    • In 2012, the homicide rate in Washington, D.C. was just 13.9 per 100,000 residents.
  • Washington, D.C.’s murder rate is roughly three times higher than that of Islamabad, Pakistan, and 18 times higher than that of communist-run Havana, Cuba.
  • The number of juveniles arrested in Washington, D.C., has gone up each year since 2020 — many of whom have had prior arrests for violent crimes.
  • There were 29,348 crimes reported in Washington, D.C. last year, including 3,469 violent offenses, 1,026 assaults with a dangerous weapon, 2,113 robberies, and 5,139 motor vehicle thefts.
  • So far in 2025, there have already been nearly 1,600 violent crimes and nearly 16,000 total crimes reported in Washington, D.C.
  • Vehicle theft in Washington, D.C. is more than three times the national average — ranking it among the most dangerous cities in the world.
    • Carjackings increased 547% between 2018 and 2023.
    • In 2024, there were triple the number of carjackings compared to 2018.
  • These statistics are not only troubling on their own, but they also likely significantly understate the level of crime in Washington, D.C.
    • Metro Police Department leadership are allegedly cooking the books to make crime statistics appear more favorable.
    • Many residents don’t feel safe reporting crime.
    • More than half of all violent crime in the U.S. goes unreported in the first place.
    • WUSA-TV: “D.C. residents voice frustration over rising violence, questioning police stats and demanding real action to make neighborhoods feel safe again.”