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Brightwood Park, Washington · DC MPD

Brightwood Park crime and safety

DC MPD published 13 crime reports in Brightwood Park over the last 30 days, 3 of them for violent crime. 2 came in the last 7 days, up 100% on the week before. With 5.9 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 31 of 47 Washington neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 35% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
13
Last 7 days
2
+100% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
3
Safety rank
31 / 47
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Brightwood Park#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Vehicle9 · 69%
  2. Violent3 · 23%
  3. Burglary1 · 8%

Most common offenses#

  1. Motor Vehicle Theft5
  2. Theft F/Auto4
  3. Robbery2
  4. Assault W/Dangerous Weapon1
  5. Burglary1

Most reported blocks in Brightwood Park#

Blocks with the most reports over 30 days. Shops, transit stops and police stations often top the list because that is where incidents are reported.

  1. 0 block of Gallatin Street NW1
  2. 0 block of Nicholson Street NW1
  3. 200 block of Longfellow Street NW1
  4. 500 block of Kennedy Street NW1
  5. 500 block of Longfellow Street NW1

How Brightwood Park compares#

5.9 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against 4.3 for the median Washington neighborhood and 4.3 city-wide. The full list is on the safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Washington page.

Questions#

Is Brightwood Park safe?

Brightwood Park sits near the middle of Washington's neighborhoods: 5.9 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 4.3.

How can I check a specific street in Brightwood Park?

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Where do these numbers come from?

From DC MPD's public crime reports for the last 30 days, placed in Brightwood Park using DC Health Planning Neighborhoods. Warden recomputes them every few hours; last at Nov 4, 9:36 AM ET.

Neighborhoods near Brightwood Park#

About this data#

Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia via opendata.dc.gov, CC BY 4.0. Neighborhood boundaries: DC Health Planning Neighborhoods. Reports are preliminary records, located to the block, and do not include every incident police handle. All agencies: data sources.

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