Safety index · Ward 2, Washington, D.C. · data through September 2026
Is Dupont Circle safe?
Dupont Circle records a high level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 29 out of 100 — 29 points below the citywide median of 58, ranking 119th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 911 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Washington, D.C. — a typical Washington, D.C. neighborhood sits near 58. It ranks Dupont Circle 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 64% 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 24% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 585 · 64% | |
| Vehicle crime | 223 · 24% | |
| Robbery | 52 · 6% | |
| Violent crime | 22 · 2% | |
| Burglary | 29 · 3% |
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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- Adams Morgan28/100 · Elevated
- Kalorama Heights44/100 · Elevated
- Connecticut Avenue/K Street32/100 · Elevated
- West End41/100 · Elevated
- Cardozo/Shaw23/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Dupont Circle safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 29/100). About 48% 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 — 585 of 911 incidents (64%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 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. The scale is calibrated within Washington, D.C., so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.