6. District of Columbia
Number of Convictions From 1976 to 2021: 1,218
Washington D.C. ranks 6th in our list of the 16 most corrupt cities in the US. According to a national survey conducted by The Washington Post, approximately half of all Americans perceive the District government as more corrupt than other large city governments. Additionally, a majority of respondents believe that problems in the city are escalating beyond control.
