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Safety index · Ward 5, Washington, D.C. · data through July 2026

Is Queens Chapel safe?

Queens Chapel shows a typical level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 59 out of 100 — 6 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 51st of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 178 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

59/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Queens Chapel — higher is safer. 51st of 132 D.C. neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 49% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Eastern Avenue NortheastRiggs Road neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
178 incidents reported within 1 km of the Queens Chapel center · DC Police data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
88 · 49%
Other theft
72 · 40%
Robbery
8 · 4%
Violent crime
4 · 2%
Burglary
5 · 3%
Sexual offences
1 · 1%

When it happens

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

Walking in Queens Chapel at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Queens Chapel safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 59/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in Queens Chapel 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 Queens Chapel?

Vehicle crime — 88 of 178 incidents (49%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Queens Chapel 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.