Safety index · Ward 2, Washington, D.C. · data through July 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 22 out of 100 — 31 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 129th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 889 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 69% 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
What's reported here
| Other theft | 612 · 69% | |
| Vehicle crime | 177 · 20% | |
| Violent crime | 43 · 5% | |
| Robbery | 41 · 5% | |
| Burglary | 15 · 2% | |
| Sexual offences | 1 · 0% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Mount Vernon Square 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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- Mount Vernon Triangle26/100 · Elevated
- Logan Circle/Shaw20/100 · High risk
- Chinatown26/100 · Elevated
- Downtown24/100 · High risk
- Penn Quarter30/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Mount Vernon Square safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 22/100). About 44% 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 — 612 of 889 incidents (69%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 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.