Safety index · Ward 5, Washington, D.C. · data through July 2026
Is Carver safe?
Carver records more reported crime than most Washington, D.C. neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 37 out of 100 — 16 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 106th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 379 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 51% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 27% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 193 · 51% | |
| Violent crime | 41 · 11% | |
| Vehicle crime | 98 · 26% | |
| Robbery | 28 · 7% | |
| Burglary | 19 · 5% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Carver at night?
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- Arboretum65/100 · Moderate
- Ivy City45/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Carver safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 37/100). About 44% of severity-weighted incidents in Carver 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 Carver?
Other theft — 193 of 379 incidents (51%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Carver 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.