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Safety index · Ward 7, Washington, D.C. · data through July 2026

Is Benning Ridge safe?

Benning Ridge shows a typical level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 59 out of 100 — 6 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 47th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 132 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

59/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Benning Ridge — higher is safer. 47th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (17% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 31% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
132 incidents reported within 1 km of the Benning Ridge center · DC Police data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
23 · 17%
Vehicle crime
45 · 34%
Robbery
17 · 13%
Other theft
36 · 27%
Burglary
10 · 8%
Sexual offences
1 · 1%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Walking in Benning Ridge at night?

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Common questions

Is Benning Ridge safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 59/100). About 51% of severity-weighted incidents in Benning Ridge are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Benning Ridge?

Violent crime — 23 of 132 incidents (17%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Benning Ridge safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the DC Metropolitan Police by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety.