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

Is Stronghold safe?

Stronghold shows a typical level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 61 out of 100 — 8 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 45th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 147 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

61/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Stronghold — higher is safer. 45th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 44% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 26% 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 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
147 incidents reported within 1 km of the Stronghold center · DC Police data through July 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
64 · 44%
Other theft
55 · 37%
Violent crime
11 · 7%
Robbery
9 · 6%
Sexual offences
4 · 3%
Burglary
4 · 3%

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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Common questions

Is Stronghold safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 61/100). 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 — 64 of 147 incidents (44%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 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.