Neighborhood safety · Washington, D.C. · data through September 2026
How safe is your DC neighborhood?
SafeRoute scores every Washington, D.C. neighborhood 0–100 from incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police — severity-weighted, within 1 km of each area's center, normalized citywide. Higher is safer. The same data powers the SafeRoute app's crime-aware walking routes.
These figures describe reported crime around each neighborhood's center — they are informational, not a judgment of any community. Note: the Metropolitan Police publish incident locations at block level for privacy, so dots mark blocks, not addresses. Citywide median index: 58/100.
Ward 1
| Neighborhood (safest first) | Index | Band | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park View | 37/100 | Elevated | 582 |
| Howard University | 32/100 | Elevated | 695 |
| Le Droit Park | 30/100 | Elevated | 761 |
| Mount Pleasant | 29/100 | Elevated | 864 |
| Adams Morgan | 28/100 | Elevated | 940 |
| Pleasant Plains | 28/100 | Elevated | 905 |
| Lanier Heights | 26/100 | Elevated | 1,024 |
| Columbia Heights | 24/100 | High risk | 1,108 |
| Cardozo/Shaw | 23/100 | High risk | 1,140 |
Ward 2
| Neighborhood (safest first) | Index | Band | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monumental Core | 95/100 | Low risk | 16 |
| Burleith/Hillandale | 71/100 | Moderate | 155 |
| Foggy Bottom | 58/100 | Moderate | 263 |
| George Washington University | 50/100 | Moderate | 345 |
| Georgetown | 49/100 | Elevated | 409 |
| Kalorama Heights | 44/100 | Elevated | 471 |
| West End | 41/100 | Elevated | 536 |
| Penn Quarter | 33/100 | Elevated | 714 |
| Connecticut Avenue/K Street | 32/100 | Elevated | 765 |
| Chinatown | 30/100 | Elevated | 840 |
| Dupont Circle | 29/100 | Elevated | 911 |
| Downtown | 28/100 | Elevated | 943 |
| Mount Vernon Square | 25/100 | Elevated | 1,084 |
| Logan Circle/Shaw | 24/100 | High risk | 1,147 |
Ward 3
| Neighborhood (safest first) | Index | Band | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Reservoir | 93/100 | Low risk | 27 |
| Palisades | 93/100 | Low risk | 28 |
| Foxhall Crescents | 91/100 | Low risk | 34 |
| Spring Valley | 91/100 | Low risk | 36 |
| Foxhall Village | 89/100 | Low risk | 45 |
| Wesley Heights | 87/100 | Low risk | 56 |
| Friendship Heights | 82/100 | Low risk | 79 |
| Forest Hills | 80/100 | Low risk | 94 |
| Mass. Ave. Heights | 74/100 | Moderate | 122 |
| American University Park | 73/100 | Moderate | 140 |
| Van Ness | 73/100 | Moderate | 131 |
| Cathedral Heights | 72/100 | Moderate | 142 |
| McLean Gardens | 72/100 | Moderate | 140 |
| Glover Park | 70/100 | Moderate | 159 |
| Tenleytown | 67/100 | Moderate | 184 |
| Cleveland Park | 66/100 | Moderate | 193 |
| Woodland-Normanstone | 60/100 | Moderate | 270 |
| Woodley Park | 60/100 | Moderate | 259 |
| North Cleveland Park | 59/100 | Moderate | 258 |
Ward 4
| Neighborhood (safest first) | Index | Band | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne | 95/100 | Low risk | 19 |
| North Portal Estates | 94/100 | Low risk | 24 |
| Barnaby Woods | 91/100 | Low risk | 38 |
| Colonial Village | 90/100 | Low risk | 42 |
| Lamond Riggs | 75/100 | Low risk | 118 |
| Chevy Chase | 70/100 | Moderate | 167 |
| Shepherd Park | 66/100 | Moderate | 194 |
| Crestwood | 65/100 | Moderate | 185 |
| Manor Park | 63/100 | Moderate | 210 |
| 16th Street Heights | 58/100 | Moderate | 251 |
| Takoma | 50/100 | Moderate | 360 |
| Brightwood Park | 46/100 | Elevated | 413 |
| Brightwood | 44/100 | Elevated | 464 |
| Petworth | 41/100 | Elevated | 493 |
Ward 5
| Neighborhood (safest first) | Index | Band | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 81/100 | Low risk | 85 |
| Michigan Park | 80/100 | Low risk | 91 |
| Woodridge | 77/100 | Low risk | 96 |
| Fort Lincoln | 76/100 | Low risk | 104 |
| North Michigan Park | 72/100 | Moderate | 135 |
| Arboretum | 71/100 | Moderate | 147 |
| Gateway | 70/100 | Moderate | 144 |
| South Central | 70/100 | Moderate | 143 |
| Queens Chapel | 64/100 | Moderate | 206 |
| Stronghold | 64/100 | Moderate | 184 |
| University Heights | 64/100 | Moderate | 198 |
| Langdon | 63/100 | Moderate | 193 |
| Fort Totten | 61/100 | Moderate | 231 |
| Brookland | 60/100 | Moderate | 226 |
| Edgewood | 51/100 | Moderate | 300 |
| Ivy City | 48/100 | Elevated | 357 |
| Langston | 48/100 | Elevated | 343 |
| Brentwood | 47/100 | Elevated | 369 |
| Bloomingdale | 45/100 | Elevated | 402 |
| Trinidad | 44/100 | Elevated | 389 |
| Carver | 41/100 | Elevated | 467 |
| Eckington | 41/100 | Elevated | 465 |
| Truxton Circle | 27/100 | Elevated | 929 |
Ward 6
| Neighborhood (safest first) | Index | Band | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort McNair | 76/100 | Low risk | 101 |
| Buzzard Point | 68/100 | Moderate | 149 |
| Southwest Employment Area | 61/100 | Moderate | 212 |
| Southwest/Waterfront | 48/100 | Elevated | 354 |
| Downtown East | 47/100 | Elevated | 392 |
| Capitol Hill | 45/100 | Elevated | 454 |
| Lincoln Park | 45/100 | Elevated | 483 |
| Stanton Park | 38/100 | Elevated | 597 |
| Near Northeast | 29/100 | Elevated | 877 |
| North Capitol Street | 29/100 | Elevated | 864 |
| Mount Vernon Triangle | 28/100 | Elevated | 882 |
Ward 7
| Neighborhood (safest first) | Index | Band | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Davis Park | 87/100 | Low risk | 59 |
| Fairfax Village | 81/100 | Low risk | 80 |
| Penn Branch | 81/100 | Low risk | 81 |
| Greenway | 71/100 | Moderate | 108 |
| Kenilworth | 69/100 | Moderate | 121 |
| NE Boundary | 68/100 | Moderate | 133 |
| Twining | 68/100 | Moderate | 140 |
| Benning Ridge | 63/100 | Moderate | 164 |
| Burrville | 63/100 | Moderate | 172 |
| Dupont Park | 63/100 | Moderate | 170 |
| Grant Park | 63/100 | Moderate | 171 |
| Hill East | 61/100 | Moderate | 241 |
| Capitol View | 59/100 | Moderate | 199 |
| Marshall Heights | 59/100 | Moderate | 187 |
| Eastland Gardens | 58/100 | Moderate | 204 |
| Hillcrest | 57/100 | Moderate | 252 |
| Lincoln Heights | 56/100 | Moderate | 236 |
| Mayfair | 55/100 | Moderate | 251 |
| Randle Highlands | 55/100 | Moderate | 251 |
| River Terrace | 55/100 | Moderate | 239 |
| Deanwood | 54/100 | Moderate | 253 |
| Fort Dupont | 54/100 | Moderate | 254 |
| Naylor Gardens | 50/100 | Moderate | 296 |
| Benning | 47/100 | Elevated | 328 |
| Central NE | 45/100 | Elevated | 369 |
| Kingman Park | 41/100 | Elevated | 486 |
Ward 8
| Neighborhood (safest first) | Index | Band | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Farm | 66/100 | Moderate | 146 |
| Navy Yard | 58/100 | Moderate | 249 |
| Bellevue | 55/100 | Moderate | 242 |
| Congress Heights | 54/100 | Moderate | 223 |
| Hillsdale | 54/100 | Moderate | 243 |
| Shipley | 52/100 | Moderate | 258 |
| Washington Highlands | 52/100 | Moderate | 255 |
| Douglass | 50/100 | Moderate | 281 |
| Fort Stanton | 49/100 | Elevated | 273 |
| Historic Anacostia | 49/100 | Elevated | 300 |
| Near Southeast | 48/100 | Elevated | 389 |
| Fairlawn | 47/100 | Elevated | 330 |
| Skyland | 46/100 | Elevated | 356 |
| Knox Hill/Buena Vista | 45/100 | Elevated | 357 |
| Garfield Heights | 42/100 | Elevated | 408 |
| Woodland | 41/100 | Elevated | 413 |
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Each incident reported to the DC Metropolitan Police (via Open Data DC) is weighted by severity — violence counts for more than shoplifting. For every neighborhood we sum weighted incidents within 1 km of its center, and normalize against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 index, higher = safer. Boundaries are DCGIS's 132 named neighborhoods, grouped by the 8 city wards. Time-of-day charts use MPD report timestamps, severity-weighted. Locations are published at block level for privacy. Pages regenerate as new data is published.
The index compares areas within Washington, D.C.. It is not comparable between cities: each police force publishes a different set of offences over a different period — Washington, D.C.'s figures cannot be read against another city's on the same 0–100 scale.