Safety index · Ward 5, Washington, D.C. · data through November 2026
Is Brentwood safe?
Brentwood records more reported crime than most Washington, D.C. neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 45 out of 100 — 11 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 92nd of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 489 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.
DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Washington, D.C. — a typical Washington, D.C. neighborhood sits near 56. It ranks Brentwood against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 54% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 33% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 266 · 54% | |
| Vehicle crime | 125 · 26% | |
| Robbery | 37 · 8% | |
| Violent crime | 36 · 7% | |
| Burglary | 24 · 5% | |
| Sexual offences | 1 · 0% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Is Washington, D.C. safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Brentwood at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Ivy City45/100 · Elevated
- Langdon63/100 · Moderate
- Trinidad42/100 · Elevated
- Eckington39/100 · Elevated
- Arboretum69/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Brentwood safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 45/100). About 51% of severity-weighted incidents in Brentwood 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 Brentwood?
Other theft — 266 of 489 incidents (54%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.
How is the Brentwood 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. The scale is calibrated within Washington, D.C., so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.