Walking in Washington DC: reported crime by neighborhood

Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · data as of Oct 2, 2026

21,257 incidents were reported to the police in Washington DC in these 12 months, about 58 a day. Each neighborhood below is compared with the rest of Washington DC, from very low to very high, taking into account how many people are usually around.

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The map shows every block, by day and at night, and gives walking directions that avoid high-crime areas.

Neighborhoods

Adams Morgan Low
American University Park Very low
Anacostia Very high
Arboretum Low
Barnaby Woods Very low
Barney Circle Low
Bellevue Moderate
Benning Very high
Benning Ridge Low
Bloomingdale Moderate
Brentwood Moderate
Brightwood Moderate
Brightwood Park Moderate
Brookland Low
Buena Vista Very high
Burleith Low
Burrville Moderate
Buzzard Point Moderate
Capitol Hill Very low
Capitol View High
Cardozo/Shaw Moderate
Carver High
Cathedral Heights Very low
Chevy Chase Very low
Chinatown Low
Civic Betterment High
Cleveland Park Low
Colonial Village Very low
Columbia Heights Moderate
Congress Heights High
Crestwood Low
Deanwood Moderate
Douglass Very high
Downtown Low
Dupont Circle Low
Dupont Park Moderate
Eckington Moderate
Edgewood Moderate
Fairfax Village Very low
Fairlawn Very high
Farragut Square Very low
Foggy Bottom Very low
Forest Hills Very low
Fort Davis Park Very low
Fort Totten Moderate
Foxhall Crescent Very low
Franklin Square Low
Friendship Heights Very low
Garfield Heights Very high
Gateway Low
Georgetown Low
Glover Park Very low
Golden Triangle Very low
Greater U Street Historic District Moderate
Greenway Low
Hampshire Knolls Moderate
Hawthorne Very low
Hill East Low
Ivy City High
Judiciary Square Low
Kalorama Heights Low
Kenilworth Moderate
Kingman Park Very high
Knox Hill Very high
Lamond Riggs Low
Langdon Moderate
Langston Moderate
Lanier Heights Moderate
Le Droit Park High
Lincoln Heights Moderate
Logan Circle Low
Manor Park Moderate
Marshall Heights High
Massachusetts Avenue Heights Very low
Mayfair Moderate
McLean Gardens Very low
Michigan Park Low
Mount Pleasant Moderate
Navy Yard Low
Near Northeast Moderate
Near Southeast Low
NoMa Moderate
North Cleveland Park Very low
North Michigan Park Low
North Portal Estates Very low
Northeast Boundary Very high
Park View Moderate
Penn Quarter Very low
Petworth Moderate
Pleasant Plains Very high
Queens Chapel Moderate
Rock Creek Gardens Very low
Shaw High
Shepherd Park Low
Shipley Terrace High
Skyland High
Southwest Very low
Spring Valley Very low
Stronghold Low
Takoma Low
Tenleytown Low
The Palisades Very low
Trinidad High
Truxton Circle Low
University Heights Moderate
Van Ness Very low
Washington Highlands Very high
Wesley Heights Very low
West End Very low
Woodland-Normanstone Very low
Woodley Park Low
Woodridge Low

What gets reported in Washington DC

Theft: 11,252 (53%)
Theft from vehicle: 4,097 (19%)
Vehicle theft: 2,480 (12%)
Robbery: 1,266 (6%)
Aggravated assault: 1,215 (6%)
Burglary: 761 (4%)

How to read this

It shows crime reported to the police. Many crimes are never reported.
Levels compare areas within Washington DC. The same level in another city does not mean the same.
It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about any person or building.
Please do not use it for decisions about housing, lending, insurance or employment.

Washington DC police publish serious crimes only: homicide, sexual abuse, assault with a dangerous weapon, robbery, burglary, theft and arson. Simple assaults, vandalism, weapons, drug and public-order offenses are not included.
Washington DC does not separate shoplifting from other thefts, so shopping areas count somewhat higher here than in other cities.
Locations are generalized to the block by the Metropolitan Police Department.