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

Is River Terrace safe?

River Terrace shows a typical level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 53 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 56, ranking 74th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 321 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

53/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of River Terrace — higher is safer. 74th 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 River Terrace 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 52% 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 15% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Benning Road NortheastKenilworth Avenue Freeway neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center321 incidents reported within 1 km of the River Terrace center · DC Police data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
166 · 52%
Vehicle crime
60 · 19%
Violent crime
41 · 13%
Robbery
37 · 12%
Burglary
13 · 4%
Sexual offences
4 · 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 River Terrace at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is River Terrace safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 53/100). About 45% of severity-weighted incidents in River Terrace 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 River Terrace?

Other theft — 166 of 321 incidents (52%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the River Terrace 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.