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Safety index · Ward 2, Washington, D.C. · data through November 2026

Is Mount Vernon Square safe?

Mount Vernon Square records a high level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 24 out of 100 — 32 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 129th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 1,441 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

24/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Mount Vernon Square — higher is safer. 129th 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 Mount Vernon Square 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 67% 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 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

K Street NorthwestRhode Island Avenue Northwest neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,441 incidents reported within 1 km of the Mount Vernon Square center (500 shown) · DC Police data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
967 · 67%
Vehicle crime
315 · 22%
Robbery
69 · 5%
Violent crime
62 · 4%
Burglary
27 · 2%
Sexual offences
1 · 0%

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 Mount Vernon Square at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Mount Vernon Square safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 24/100). About 45% of severity-weighted incidents in Mount Vernon Square 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 Mount Vernon Square?

Other theft — 967 of 1,441 incidents (67%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Mount Vernon Square 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.