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Safety index · Ward 2, Washington, D.C. · data through November 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 30 out of 100 — 26 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 115th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 1,084 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

30/100
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.

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 Connecticut Avenue/K Street 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 69% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 24% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 25% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

K Street NorthwestRock Creek and Potomac Parkway Northwest neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,084 incidents reported within 1 km of the Connecticut Avenue/K Street center (500 shown) · DC Police data through November 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
744 · 69%
Vehicle crime
238 · 22%
Robbery
57 · 5%
Violent crime
30 · 3%
Burglary
15 · 1%

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 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 30/100). About 49% 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 — 744 of 1,084 incidents (69%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 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. The scale is calibrated within Washington, D.C., so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.