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Cathedral Heights, Washington · DC MPD

Cathedral Heights crime and safety

DC MPD published 27 crime reports in Cathedral Heights over the last 30 days, 1 of them for violent crime. 6 came in the last 7 days, up 50% on the week before. With 0.9 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 9 of 47 Washington neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 83% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
27
Last 7 days
6
+50% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
1
Safety rank
9 / 47
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Cathedral Heights#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft18 · 67%
  2. Vehicle6 · 22%
  3. Burglary2 · 7%
  4. Violent1 · 4%

Most common offenses#

  1. Theft/Other18
  2. Theft F/Auto4
  3. Burglary2
  4. Motor Vehicle Theft2
  5. Assault W/Dangerous Weapon1

Most reported blocks in Cathedral Heights#

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. 2200 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW7
  2. 0 block of Ridge Square NW4
  3. 3600 block of 38th Street NW2
  4. 1700 block of 37th Street NW1
  5. 2200 block of 39th Street NW1

How Cathedral Heights compares#

0.9 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 Cathedral Heights safe?

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By police reports, Cathedral Heights is one of the safer parts of Washington: 0.9 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 4.3.

How can I check a specific street in Cathedral Heights?

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Search the address on the Warden map to see registered sex offenders around it; the Warden app maps every published police report around the addresses you save.

Where do these numbers come from?

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

Neighborhoods near Cathedral Heights#

  • Woodley Parkrank 4
  • Kent/Palisadesrank 2
  • Georgetownrank 13
  • Tenleytownrank 12
  • Georgetown Eastrank 18
  • Forest Hillsrank 3
  • Adams Morganrank 38
  • Mount Pleasantrank 19

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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