What is the crime rate in Washington, NC?

In 2025, the Washington Police Department reported 36 violent crimes and 284 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 371 violent and 2,927 property crimes per 100,000 of the 9,702 residents it serves.

Across North Carolina the rates were 334 and 1,815.

Nationally they were 330 and 1,552.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Violent per 100,000: 371
Property per 100,000: 2,927
Violent crimes: 36
Property crimes: 284

Crime reported by the Washington Police Department, 2023 to 2025

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI; rates per 100,000 residents of the area the department serves
Year	Violent crimes	Violent per 100,000	Property crimes	Property per 100,000	Residents served
2023	78	827	338	3,582	9,435
2024	50	520	325	3,380	9,616
2025	36	371	284	2,927	9,702

Violent crimes reported went from 78 in 2023 to 36 in 2025.

Property crimes reported went from 338 in 2023 to 284 in 2025.

In a small town a handful of incidents moves these numbers a long way, so one year’s change says little on its own.

Washington against North Carolina and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2025
	Violent crime	Property crime
Washington	371	2,927
North Carolina	334	1,815
United States	330	1,552

These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.

Crime reported in places near Washington, 2025

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
Washington	—	371	2,927
Greenville	18 mi	449	2,368
Winterville	20 mi	173	764
Williamston	20 mi	1,432	6,187
Ayden	21 mi	345	1,723
Belhaven	24 mi	0	854
Grifton	25 mi	237	1,303
Plymouth	27 mi	696	2,816

Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.

How to read these numbers

These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.

Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.

A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.

The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.

A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.

FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use

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