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Safety index · Ward 6, Washington, D.C. · data through September 2026

Is North Capitol Street safe?

North Capitol Street records a high level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 29 out of 100 — 29 points below the citywide median of 58, ranking 122nd of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 864 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

29/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of North Capitol Street — higher is safer. 122nd of 132 D.C. neighborhoods.

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 North Capitol Street 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 57% 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 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

New York Avenue NorthwestMassachusetts Avenue Northwest neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
864 incidents reported within 1 km of the North Capitol Street center (500 shown) · DC Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
493 · 57%
Vehicle crime
252 · 29%
Robbery
58 · 7%
Violent crime
35 · 4%
Burglary
19 · 2%
Sexual offences
6 · 1%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is North Capitol Street safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 29/100). About 44% of severity-weighted incidents in North Capitol Street 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 North Capitol Street?

Other theft — 493 of 864 incidents (57%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

How is the North Capitol Street 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.