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Safety index · Ward 5, Washington, D.C. · data through November 2026

Is Fort Totten safe?

Fort Totten shows a typical level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 60 out of 100 — 4 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 55th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 301 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

60/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Fort Totten — higher is safer. 55th 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 Fort Totten against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 50% 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 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Kansas Avenue NorthwestNew Hampshire Avenue Northwest neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center301 incidents reported within 1 km of the Fort Totten center · 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

Vehicle crime
151 · 50%
Other theft
110 · 37%
Violent crime
16 · 5%
Robbery
11 · 4%
Burglary
11 · 4%
Sexual offences
2 · 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 →

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Common questions

Is Fort Totten safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 60/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in Fort Totten 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 Fort Totten?

Vehicle crime — 151 of 301 incidents (50%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Fort Totten 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.