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Capitol Hill crime and safety

DC MPD published 35 crime reports in Capitol Hill over the last 30 days, 1 of them for violent crime. 6 came in the last 7 days, the same as the week before. With 1.3 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 11 of 47 Washington neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 78% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
35
Last 7 days
6
no change vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
1
Safety rank
11 / 47
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Capitol Hill#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft20 · 57%
  2. Vehicle12 · 34%
  3. Burglary2 · 6%
  4. Violent1 · 3%

Most common offenses#

  1. Theft/Other20
  2. Theft F/Auto11
  3. Burglary2
  4. Assault W/Dangerous Weapon1
  5. Motor Vehicle Theft1

Most reported blocks in Capitol Hill#

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. 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE11
  2. 400 block of 8th Street SE4
  3. 700 block of C Street SE2
  4. 800 block of E Street SE2
  5. 0 block of 6th Street NE1

How Capitol Hill compares#

1.3 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 Capitol Hill safe?

By police reports, Capitol Hill is one of the safer parts of Washington: 1.3 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 4.3.

How can I check a specific street in Capitol Hill?

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Where do these numbers come from?

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

Neighborhoods near Capitol Hill#

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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