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Safety index · Ward 4, Washington, D.C. · data through November 2026

Is Chevy Chase safe?

Chevy Chase sits at the safer end of Washington, D.C. by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 70 out of 100 — 14 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 33rd of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 206 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

70/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Chevy Chase — higher is safer. 33rd of 132 D.C. neighborhoods.

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 Chevy Chase 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 53% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 6% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Nebraska Avenue NorthwestConnecticut Avenue Northwest neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center206 incidents reported within 1 km of the Chevy Chase center · DC Police data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
110 · 53%
Vehicle crime
83 · 40%
Burglary
9 · 4%
Violent crime
3 · 1%
Robbery
1 · 0%

When it happens

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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 Chevy Chase at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Chevy Chase safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 70/100). About 27% of severity-weighted incidents in Chevy Chase 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 Chevy Chase?

Other theft — 110 of 206 incidents (53%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Chevy Chase 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.