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

Is Stronghold safe?

Stronghold shows a typical level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 63 out of 100 — 7 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 48th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 240 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

63/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Stronghold — higher is safer. 48th 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 Stronghold against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 48% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Rhode Island Avenue NortheastIrving Street Northwest neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center240 incidents reported within 1 km of the Stronghold center · DC Police data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
115 · 48%
Other theft
84 · 35%
Violent crime
17 · 7%
Robbery
12 · 5%
Burglary
7 · 3%
Sexual offences
5 · 2%

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 Stronghold at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Stronghold safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 63/100). About 41% of severity-weighted incidents in Stronghold 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 Stronghold?

Vehicle crime — 115 of 240 incidents (48%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Stronghold 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.