Safety index · Ward 1, Washington, D.C. · data through July 2026
Is Le Droit Park safe?
Le Droit Park records a high level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 27 out of 100 — 26 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 117th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 621 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 46% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 35% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 284 · 46% | |
| Vehicle crime | 224 · 36% | |
| Robbery | 58 · 9% | |
| Violent crime | 37 · 6% | |
| Burglary | 14 · 2% | |
| Sexual offences | 4 · 1% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Le Droit Park at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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- Logan Circle/Shaw20/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Le Droit Park safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 27/100). About 55% of severity-weighted incidents in Le Droit Park 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 Le Droit Park?
Other theft — 284 of 621 incidents (46%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Le Droit Park 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.