Safety index · Ward 2, Washington, D.C. · data through July 2026
Is Dupont Circle safe?
Dupont Circle records a high level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 24 out of 100 — 29 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 125th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 781 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 65% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 511 · 65% | |
| Vehicle crime | 191 · 24% | |
| Robbery | 44 · 6% | |
| Violent crime | 16 · 2% | |
| Burglary | 19 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Dupont Circle at night?
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Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Adams Morgan24/100 · High risk
- Kalorama Heights40/100 · Elevated
- Connecticut Avenue/K Street28/100 · Elevated
- West End36/100 · Elevated
- Cardozo/Shaw19/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Dupont Circle safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 24/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in Dupont Circle 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 Dupont Circle?
Other theft — 511 of 781 incidents (65%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Dupont Circle 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.