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

Is Fort Totten safe?

Fort Totten shows a typical level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 56 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 53, ranking 57th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 189 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

56/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Fort Totten — higher is safer. 57th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 49% 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 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
189 incidents reported within 1 km of the Fort Totten center · 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

Vehicle crime
92 · 49%
Other theft
72 · 38%
Violent crime
9 · 5%
Burglary
8 · 4%
Robbery
6 · 3%
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.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Fort Totten safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 56/100). About 46% 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 — 92 of 189 incidents (49%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 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.