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Safety index · Ward 7, Washington, D.C. · data through November 2026

Is Mayfair, Washington, D.C. safe?

Mayfair shows a typical level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 52 out of 100 — 4 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 76th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 344 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

52/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Mayfair — higher is safer. 76th 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 Mayfair 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 55% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 28% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 15% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Kenilworth Avenue FreewayBenning Road Northeast neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center344 incidents reported within 1 km of the Mayfair center · DC Police data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
188 · 55%
Vehicle crime
65 · 19%
Violent crime
38 · 11%
Robbery
38 · 11%
Burglary
11 · 3%
Sexual offences
3 · 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 →

Walking in Mayfair at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Mayfair safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 52/100). About 43% of severity-weighted incidents in Mayfair 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 Mayfair?

Other theft — 188 of 344 incidents (55%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Mayfair 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.