District Of Columbia Murder/Homicide Rate 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the District Of Columbia murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The District Of Columbia murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 22.78 per 100,000 population, a 36.65% increase from 2017.
  • The District Of Columbia murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 16.67 per 100,000 population, a 16.1% decline from 2016.
  • The District Of Columbia murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 19.87 per 100,000 population, a 17.79% decline from 2015.
  • The District Of Columbia murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 24.17 per 100,000 population, a 51.92% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

MLA Citation:
All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 22.78
Louisiana 4,659,978 11.37
Missouri 6,126,452 9.91
Maryland 6,042,718 8.11
New Mexico 2,095,428 7.97
Alabama 4,887,871 7.84
South Carolina 5,084,127 7.71
Tennessee 6,770,010 7.36
Arkansas 3,013,825 7.17
Illinois 12,741,080 6.94
Nevada 3,034,392 6.66
Indiana 6,691,878 6.55
Alaska 737,438 6.37
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 6.12
Georgia 10,519,475 6.10
North Carolina 10,383,620 6.05
Mississippi 2,986,530 5.73
Michigan 9,995,915 5.51
Kentucky 4,468,402 5.46
Oklahoma 3,943,079 5.22
Florida 21,299,325 5.20
Arizona 7,171,646 5.15
Delaware 967,171 4.96
Ohio 11,689,442 4.82
Texas 28,701,845 4.61
Virginia 8,517,685 4.59
California 39,557,045 4.40
Kansas 2,911,505 3.88
West Virginia 1,805,832 3.71
Colorado 5,695,564 3.69
New Jersey 8,908,520 3.21
Montana 1,062,305 3.20
Washington State 7,535,591 3.13
Wisconsin 5,813,568 3.03
New York 19,542,209 2.88
Hawaii 1,420,491 2.53
North Dakota 760,077 2.37
Connecticut 3,572,665 2.32
Nebraska 1,929,268 2.28
Wyoming 577,737 2.25
Idaho 1,754,208 2.00
Massachusetts 6,902,149 1.97
Oregon 4,190,713 1.96
Utah 3,161,105 1.90
Minnesota 5,611,179 1.89
Maine 1,338,404 1.79
Iowa 3,156,145 1.71
Vermont 626,299 1.60
New Hampshire 1,356,458 1.55
Rhode Island 1,057,315 1.51
South Dakota 882,235 1.36
Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
Year District Of Columbia United States
2018 22.78 4.96
2017 16.67 5.32
2016 19.87 5.38
2015 24.17 4.95
2014 15.91 4.44
2013 15.87 4.52
2012 13.89 4.73
2011 17.45 4.71
2010 21.82 4.76
2009 24.18 5.02
2008 31.43 5.42
2007 30.77 5.68
2006 29.06 5.78
2005 33.50 5.65
2004 35.72 5.50
2003 44.65 5.68
2002 46.38 5.64
2001 40.26 5.62
2000 41.78 5.54
1999 46.44 5.69
1998 49.71 6.28
1997 56.90 6.80
1996 73.11 7.41
1995 64.98 8.22
1994 70.00 8.96
1993 78.55 9.51
1992 75.21 9.32
1991 80.60 9.80
1990 77.77 9.40
1989 71.85 8.71
1988 59.52 8.46
1987 36.17 8.29
1986 30.99 8.58
1985 23.48 7.98
1984 28.09 7.93
1983 29.37 8.26
1982 30.74 9.07
1981 35.06 9.81
1980 31.48 10.22
1979 27.44 9.75