Safest first, by composite score (violent incidents weighted 70/30 over overall rate). Grades are percentile-based — see methodology.
| # | Neighborhood | Grade | Incidents /1k | Violent /1k | 12-mo trend |
|---|
| 1 |
Spring Valley, Palisades, Wesley Heights, Foxhall Crescent, Foxhall Village, Georgetown Reservoir |
A |
7.37 |
0.77 |
-24.8% |
| 2 |
Cathedral Heights, McLean Gardens, Glover Park |
A |
13.95 |
0.59 |
-12.7% |
| 3 |
North Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, Van Ness |
A |
15.02 |
0.79 |
-35.6% |
| 4 |
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling |
A |
15.29 |
0.8 |
-20.8% |
| 5 |
West End, Foggy Bottom, GWU |
A |
14.67 |
1.34 |
-23% |
| 6 |
Hawthorne, Barnaby Woods, Chevy Chase |
B+ |
17.58 |
0.45 |
+6.3% |
| 7 |
North Michigan Park, Michigan Park, University Heights |
B+ |
17.65 |
1.22 |
-38.7% |
| 8 |
Cleveland Park, Woodley Park, Massachusetts Avenue Heights, Woodland-Normanstone Terrace |
B+ |
26.08 |
0.6 |
+3.1% |
| 9 |
Eastland Gardens, Kenilworth |
B+ |
21.57 |
2.88 |
-41.6% |
| 10 |
Friendship Heights, American University Park, Tenleytown |
B+ |
26.07 |
1.26 |
-23.8% |
| 11 |
Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park |
B+ |
25.96 |
1.76 |
-16.6% |
| 12 |
Kalorama Heights, Adams Morgan, Lanier Heights |
B+ |
26.96 |
2.26 |
-9.1% |
| 13 |
Capitol View, Marshall Heights, Benning Heights |
B+ |
20.13 |
5.47 |
-35.4% |
| 14 |
Woodridge, Fort Lincoln, Gateway |
B |
27.07 |
2.66 |
-37.9% |
| 15 |
Lamont Riggs, Queens Chapel, Fort Totten, Pleasant Hill |
B |
28.02 |
2.67 |
-12.5% |
| 16 |
Sheridan, Barry Farm, Buena Vista |
B |
22.47 |
5.32 |
-18.8% |
| 17 |
Brightwood Park, Crestwood, Petworth |
B |
27.62 |
3.57 |
-5.5% |
| 18 |
Shaw, Logan Circle |
B |
30.06 |
2.88 |
-35.9% |
| 19 |
Takoma, Brightwood, Manor Park |
B |
32.3 |
2.62 |
-25.8% |
| 20 |
Near Southeast, Navy Yard |
B |
31.17 |
3.44 |
-44.8% |
| 21 |
Columbia Heights, Mt. Pleasant, Pleasant Plains, Park View |
B |
30.9 |
4.14 |
-12% |
| 22 |
Southwest Employment Area, Southwest/Waterfront, Fort McNair, Buzzard Point |
C |
29 |
5.11 |
-15.9% |
| 23 |
Congress Heights, Bellevue, Washington Highlands |
C |
25.49 |
6.9 |
-16.7% |
| 24 |
Edgewood, Bloomingdale, Truxton Circle, Eckington |
C |
32.23 |
4.45 |
-30.3% |
| 25 |
Twining, Fairlawn, Randle Highlands, Penn Branch, Fort Davis Park, Fort Dupont |
C |
29.31 |
5.89 |
-18.7% |
| 26 |
Georgetown, Burleith/Hillandale |
C |
42.49 |
1.05 |
+9.2% |
| 27 |
Woodland/Fort Stanton, Garfield Heights, Knox Hill |
C |
24.49 |
9 |
-8.4% |
| 28 |
Colonial Village, Shepherd Park, North Portal Estates |
C |
42.5 |
1.34 |
-15.6% |
| 29 |
Douglas, Shipley Terrace |
C |
29.81 |
7.28 |
+3.8% |
| 30 |
Deanwood, Burrville, Grant Park, Lincoln Heights, Fairmont Heights |
D |
30.57 |
6.99 |
-29% |
| 31 |
River Terrace, Benning, Greenway, Dupont Park |
D |
29.88 |
7.82 |
-18.9% |
| 32 |
Mayfair, Hillbrook, Mahaning Heights |
D |
30.3 |
8.13 |
-26.3% |
| 33 |
Saint Elizabeths |
D |
30.08 |
8.42 |
-3.8% |
| 34 |
Historic Anacostia |
D |
31 |
8.37 |
0% |
| 35 |
Brookland, Brentwood, Langdon |
D |
41.83 |
4.3 |
-25.3% |
| 36 |
Union Station, Stanton Park, Kingman Park |
D |
42.54 |
4.59 |
-19.5% |
| 37 |
Fairfax Village, Naylor Gardens, Hillcrest, Summit Park |
D |
46.91 |
2.98 |
-1.8% |
| 38 |
Dupont Circle, Connecticut Avenue/K Street |
F |
47.97 |
3.45 |
-15.9% |
| 39 |
Ivy City, Arboretum, Trinidad, Carver Langston |
F |
52.79 |
8.11 |
-39.7% |
| 40 |
Downtown, Chinatown, Penn Quarters, Mount Vernon Square, North Capitol Street |
F |
62.17 |
4.8 |
-26% |
| 41 |
Walter Reed |
F |
69.28 |
6.54 |
-15.9% |
| 42 |
Howard University, Le Droit Park, Cardozo/Shaw |
F |
67.77 |
8.16 |
-26.6% |