Washington, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Washington, NC Summary

Crime in Washington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Washington over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Washington:

  • There were 375 total crimes committed in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,899.8 total crimes per 100K people in Washington.
  • The overall crime rate in Washington is 84.02% above the national average.
  • Washington ranks #189 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Washington ranks #9,226 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Washington Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Washington is 3,899.8 per 100,000 people. That's 84.02% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 66.38% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Washington
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 375 3,899.8 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 4 41.6 7.5 5.0
Robbery 8 83.2 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 33 343.2 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 50 520.0 375.8 359.0
Burglary 31 322.4 323.9 229.0
Larceny 278 2,891.0 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 166.4 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 325 3,379.8 1,968.1 1,760.0

Washington Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Washington

50
Violent Crimes
520.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
44.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 50 violent crimes in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Washington is 520.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 192.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Washington each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 44.84% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 38.36% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Washington

325
Property Crimes
3,379.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
92.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 325 property crimes in Washington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Washington is 3,379.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Washington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 92.03% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 71.72% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Washington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greenville, NC 90,871 3,060 3,367.4 2,914.0 453.4
New Bern, NC 32,548 644 1,978.6 1,616.1 362.5
Kinston, NC 19,298 1,143 5,922.9 4,964.2 958.6
Havelock, NC 16,574 295 1,779.9 1,574.8 205.1
Winterville, NC 10,926 88 805.4 723.0 82.4
Tarboro, NC 10,920 367 3,360.8 2,692.3 668.5
Williamston, NC 4,994 378 7,569.1 6,407.7 1,161.4

Washington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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