Washington, D.C., United States: crime rates by area
No Safety score: fewer than 30 comparable places, or figures not complete.
Questions about crime in Washington, D.C.
- Which areas of Washington, D.C. have the least crime?
- Lowest crime among the 42 neighbourhoods of Washington, D.C. with a Safety score: Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (10/10), Spring Valley, Palisades, Wesley Heights, Foxhall Crescent, Foxhall Village, Georgetown Reservoir (10/10), North Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, Van Ness (10/10). Highest crime among the 42 neighbourhoods of Washington, D.C. with a Safety score: Howard University, Le Droit Park, Cardozo/Shaw (1/10), Mayfair, Hillbrook, Mahaning Heights (1/10), Ivy City, Arboretum, Trinidad, Carver Langston (1/10).
Neighbourhoods in Washington, D.C.
- Arboretum, Anacostia River
- Brightwood Park, Crestwood, Petworth 7/10
- Brookland, Brentwood, Langdon 4/10
- Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park 8/10
- Capitol View, Marshall Heights, Benning Heights 5/10
- Cathedral Heights, McLean Gardens, Glover Park 9/10
- Cleveland Park, Woodley Park, Massachusetts Avenue Heights, Woodland-Normanstone Terrace 9/10
- Colonial Village, Shepherd Park, North Portal Estates 6/10
- Columbia Heights, Mt. Pleasant, Pleasant Plains, Park View 5/10
- Congress Heights, Bellevue, Washington Highlands 2/10
- Deanwood, Burrville, Grant Park, Lincoln Heights, Fairmont Heights 2/10
- Douglas, Shipley Terrace 2/10
- Downtown, Chinatown, Penn Quarters, Mount Vernon Square, North Capitol Street 1/10
- Dupont Circle, Connecticut Avenue/K Street 4/10
- Eastland Gardens, Kenilworth 8/10
- Edgewood, Bloomingdale, Truxton Circle, Eckington 6/10
- Fairfax Village, Naylor Gardens, Hillcrest, Summit Park 4/10
- Friendship Heights, American University Park, Tenleytown 7/10
- Georgetown, Burleith/Hillandale 6/10
- Hawthorne, Barnaby Woods, Chevy Chase 10/10
- Historic Anacostia 3/10
- Howard University, Le Droit Park, Cardozo/Shaw 1/10
- Ivy City, Arboretum, Trinidad, Carver Langston 1/10
- Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling 10/10
- Kalorama Heights, Adams Morgan, Lanier Heights 8/10
- Lamont Riggs, Queens Chapel, Fort Totten, Pleasant Hill 8/10
- Mayfair, Hillbrook, Mahaning Heights 1/10
- National Mall, Potomac River
- Near Southeast, Navy Yard 5/10
- North Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, Van Ness 10/10
- North Michigan Park, Michigan Park, University Heights 9/10
- Observatory Circle 10/10
- River Terrace, Benning, Greenway, Dupont Park 3/10
- Rock Creek Park
- Saint Elizabeths 4/10
- Shaw, Logan Circle 7/10
- Sheridan, Barry Farm, Buena Vista 6/10
- Southwest Employment Area, Southwest/Waterfront, Fort McNair, Buzzard Point 5/10
- Spring Valley, Palisades, Wesley Heights, Foxhall Crescent, Foxhall Village, Georgetown Reservoir 10/10
- Takoma, Brightwood, Manor Park 6/10
- Twining, Fairlawn, Randle Highlands, Penn Branch, Fort Davis Park, Fort Dupont 3/10
- Union Station, Stanton Park, Kingman Park 3/10
- Walter Reed
- West End, Foggy Bottom, GWU 9/10
- Woodland/Fort Stanton, Garfield Heights, Knox Hill 2/10
- Woodridge, Fort Lincoln, Gateway 7/10
Other places nearby
Mayors of Washington since 2010
Washington: Mayor Muriel Bowser (Democrat)
Muriel Bowser · Democrat
since January 2023
Washington ▼ −10% · USA ▼ −20%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Muriel Bowser · Democrat
January 2019 – January 2023
Washington ▼ −18% · USA ▼ −3%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Muriel Bowser · Democrat
January 2015 – January 2019
Washington ▼ −16% · USA ▼ −9%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Vincent Gray · Democrat
January 2011 – January 2015
Washington ▲ +8% · USA ▼ −12%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
In some cities an appointed manager or police chief, not the mayor, runs the police; in some counties the sheriff mainly runs the jail and the courts.
Mayors: Hilbig, Archived Campaign Websites of U.S. Mayoral Candidates (CC BY 4.0) and city sites. Sheriffs: Mavridis, US Sheriff Election Data (CC BY 4.0), MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) and county election offices. Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
