Safety index · Ward 2, Washington, D.C. · data through September 2026
Is Logan Circle/Shaw safe?
Logan Circle/Shaw records a high level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 24 out of 100 — 34 points below the citywide median of 58, ranking 131st of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 1,147 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 Logan Circle/Shaw 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 58% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 670 · 58% | |
| Vehicle crime | 333 · 29% | |
| Robbery | 75 · 7% | |
| Violent crime | 40 · 3% | |
| Burglary | 28 · 2% | |
| Sexual offences | 1 · 0% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Logan Circle/Shaw at night?
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- Mount Vernon Square25/100 · Elevated
- Cardozo/Shaw23/100 · High risk
- Le Droit Park30/100 · Elevated
- Downtown28/100 · Elevated
- Mount Vernon Triangle28/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Logan Circle/Shaw safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 24/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in Logan Circle/Shaw 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 Logan Circle/Shaw?
Other theft — 670 of 1,147 incidents (58%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
How is the Logan Circle/Shaw 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.