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Safety index · Ward 2, Washington, D.C. · data through July 2026

Is Connecticut Avenue/K Street safe?

Connecticut Avenue/K Street records a high level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 28 out of 100 — 25 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 115th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 639 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

28/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Connecticut Avenue/K Street — higher is safer. 115th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 70% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 22% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 26% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

K Street NorthwestRock Creek and Potomac Parkway Northwest neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
639 incidents reported within 1 km of the Connecticut Avenue/K Street center (500 shown) · DC Police data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
446 · 70%
Vehicle crime
135 · 21%
Robbery
35 · 5%
Violent crime
19 · 3%
Burglary
4 · 1%

When it happens

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

Walking in Connecticut Avenue/K Street at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Connecticut Avenue/K Street safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 28/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in Connecticut Avenue/K Street 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 Connecticut Avenue/K Street?

Other theft — 446 of 639 incidents (70%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Connecticut Avenue/K Street 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.