Safety index · Ward 8, Washington, D.C. · data through November 2026
Is Hillsdale safe?
Hillsdale shows a typical level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 54 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 56, ranking 72nd of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 305 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.
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 Hillsdale 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 37% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 15% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 112 · 37% | |
| Vehicle crime | 91 · 30% | |
| Violent crime | 50 · 16% | |
| Robbery | 29 · 10% | |
| Burglary | 21 · 7% | |
| Sexual offences | 2 · 1% |
When it happens
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 Hillsdale at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Barry Farm66/100 · Moderate
- Historic Anacostia48/100 · Elevated
- Fort Stanton50/100 · Moderate
- Woodland41/100 · Elevated
- Douglass51/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Hillsdale safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 54/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale?
Other theft — 112 of 305 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.
How is the Hillsdale 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.