Safety index · Ward 6, Washington, D.C. · data through July 2026
Is Southwest Employment Area safe?
Southwest Employment Area shows a typical level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 56 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 53, ranking 58th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 184 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 61% 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
What's reported here
| Other theft | 113 · 61% | |
| Robbery | 19 · 10% | |
| Vehicle crime | 40 · 22% | |
| Violent crime | 11 · 6% | |
| Burglary | 1 · 1% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Southwest Employment Area at night?
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- Southwest/Waterfront42/100 · Elevated
- Penn Quarter30/100 · Elevated
- Downtown East42/100 · Elevated
- Monumental Core95/100 · Low risk
- Chinatown26/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Southwest Employment Area safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 56/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Southwest Employment Area 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 Southwest Employment Area?
Other theft — 113 of 184 incidents (61%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Southwest Employment Area 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.