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 |
7.85 |
0.77 |
-22.4% |
| 2 |
Cathedral Heights, McLean Gardens, Glover Park |
A |
14.9 |
0.63 |
-4.1% |
| 3 |
West End, Foggy Bottom, GWU |
A |
13.44 |
1.34 |
-31.8% |
| 4 |
North Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, Van Ness |
A |
15.34 |
0.79 |
-36.6% |
| 5 |
Hawthorne, Barnaby Woods, Chevy Chase |
A |
16.22 |
0.45 |
-4.9% |
| 6 |
North Michigan Park, Michigan Park, University Heights |
B+ |
18.14 |
1.14 |
-33.8% |
| 7 |
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling |
B+ |
18.5 |
1.61 |
+9.5% |
| 8 |
Cleveland Park, Woodley Park, Massachusetts Avenue Heights, Woodland-Normanstone Terrace |
B+ |
26.22 |
0.6 |
-1.7% |
| 9 |
Eastland Gardens, Kenilworth |
B+ |
21.57 |
3.36 |
-42.3% |
| 10 |
Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park |
B+ |
25.93 |
1.62 |
-17.8% |
| 11 |
Friendship Heights, American University Park, Tenleytown |
B+ |
26.66 |
1.51 |
-22.5% |
| 12 |
Capitol View, Marshall Heights, Benning Heights |
B+ |
20.57 |
4.92 |
-35.4% |
| 13 |
Woodridge, Fort Lincoln, Gateway |
B+ |
25.9 |
2.66 |
-43.8% |
| 14 |
Kalorama Heights, Adams Morgan, Lanier Heights |
B |
27.35 |
2.11 |
-12.9% |
| 15 |
Lamont Riggs, Queens Chapel, Fort Totten, Pleasant Hill |
B |
26.75 |
2.74 |
-16.7% |
| 16 |
Sheridan, Barry Farm, Buena Vista |
B |
21.99 |
5.44 |
-23.8% |
| 17 |
Brightwood Park, Crestwood, Petworth |
B |
27.19 |
3.49 |
-12.5% |
| 18 |
Shaw, Logan Circle |
B |
29.87 |
2.73 |
-37.6% |
| 19 |
Takoma, Brightwood, Manor Park |
B |
30.86 |
2.49 |
-27.8% |
| 20 |
Columbia Heights, Mt. Pleasant, Pleasant Plains, Park View |
B |
29.5 |
3.84 |
-18.8% |
| 21 |
Near Southeast, Navy Yard |
B |
31.08 |
3.53 |
-45.2% |
| 22 |
Southwest Employment Area, Southwest/Waterfront, Fort McNair, Buzzard Point |
C |
28.94 |
4.62 |
-15.2% |
| 23 |
Twining, Fairlawn, Randle Highlands, Penn Branch, Fort Davis Park, Fort Dupont |
C |
27.91 |
5.32 |
-26.3% |
| 24 |
Congress Heights, Bellevue, Washington Highlands |
C |
25.49 |
6.8 |
-19.4% |
| 25 |
Edgewood, Bloomingdale, Truxton Circle, Eckington |
C |
32.41 |
4.19 |
-30.4% |
| 26 |
Georgetown, Burleith/Hillandale |
C |
43.07 |
0.98 |
+12.5% |
| 27 |
Woodland/Fort Stanton, Garfield Heights, Knox Hill |
C |
23.96 |
9.27 |
-15.4% |
| 28 |
Mayfair, Hillbrook, Mahaning Heights |
C |
28.57 |
7.39 |
-34.3% |
| 29 |
Deanwood, Burrville, Grant Park, Lincoln Heights, Fairmont Heights |
C |
30.37 |
6.86 |
-34.2% |
| 30 |
River Terrace, Benning, Greenway, Dupont Park |
D |
29.57 |
7.51 |
-25% |
| 31 |
Douglas, Shipley Terrace |
D |
29.42 |
7.66 |
-0.8% |
| 32 |
Saint Elizabeths |
D |
30.08 |
7.82 |
-5.7% |
| 33 |
Colonial Village, Shepherd Park, North Portal Estates |
D |
46.3 |
1.34 |
-2.4% |
| 34 |
Historic Anacostia |
D |
30.43 |
8.18 |
-2.4% |
| 35 |
Fairfax Village, Naylor Gardens, Hillcrest, Summit Park |
D |
42.36 |
3.68 |
-16.3% |
| 36 |
Brookland, Brentwood, Langdon |
D |
41.03 |
4.43 |
-28.3% |
| 37 |
Union Station, Stanton Park, Kingman Park |
D |
41.38 |
4.48 |
-23% |
| 38 |
Dupont Circle, Connecticut Avenue/K Street |
F |
46.85 |
3.08 |
-21.1% |
| 39 |
Ivy City, Arboretum, Trinidad, Carver Langston |
F |
50.2 |
7.23 |
-45.6% |
| 40 |
Downtown, Chinatown, Penn Quarters, Mount Vernon Square, North Capitol Street |
F |
61.5 |
4.53 |
-27.5% |
| 41 |
Walter Reed |
F |
64.05 |
5.23 |
-21% |
| 42 |
Howard University, Le Droit Park, Cardozo/Shaw |
F |
66.84 |
8.03 |
-29.4% |