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In 2023, the District of Columbia had the highest reported violent crime rate in the United States, with 1,150.9 violent crimes per 100,000 of the population. Maine had the lowest reported violent crime rate, with 102.5 offenses per 100,000 of the population. Life in the District The District of Columbia has seen a fluctuating population over the past few decades. Its population decreased throughout the 1990s, when its crime rate was at its peak, but has been steadily recovering since then. While unemployment in the District has also been falling, it still has had a high poverty rate in recent years. The gentrification of certain areas within Washington, D.C. over the past few years has made the contrast between rich and poor even greater and is also pushing crime out into the Maryland and Virginia suburbs around the District. Law enforcement in the U.S. Crime in the U.S. is trending downwards compared to years past, despite Americans feeling that crime is a problem in their country. In addition, the number of full-time law enforcement officers in the U.S. has increased recently, who, in keeping with the lower rate of crime, have also made fewer arrests than in years past.
The rate of incidents of violent criminal code violations in Canada increased by 51.1 incidents (+3.71 percent) in 2023 in comparison to the previous year. In total, the rate of incidents amounted to 1,427.94 incidents in 2023.
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MIT Licensehttps://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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The URL provided here links to the LexisNexis Community Crime Map viewer. This is an external website not produced by the City of Vancouver; crime data is submitted by the Vancouver Police Department and other local area law enforcement agencies and is meant for public information.NOTE: This product and the information shown is provided "AS IS" and exists for informational purposes only. The City of Vancouver (COV) makes no warranties regarding the accuracy of such data. This product and information is not prepared, nor is suitable, for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Any sale, reproduction or distribution of this information, or products derived therefrom, in any format is expressly prohibited. Data are provided by multiple sources and subject to change without notice.