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Chinatown, Washington · DC MPD

Chinatown crime and safety

DC MPD published 142 crime reports in Chinatown over the last 30 days, 13 of them for violent crime. 27 came in the last 7 days, down 29% on the week before. With 11 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 40 of 47 Washington neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 15% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
142
Last 7 days
27
−29% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
13
Safety rank
40 / 47
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Chinatown#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft98 · 69%
  2. Vehicle29 · 20%
  3. Violent13 · 9%
  4. Burglary2 · 1%

Most common offenses#

  1. Theft/Other98
  2. Theft F/Auto15
  3. Motor Vehicle Theft14
  4. Robbery8
  5. Assault W/Dangerous Weapon5

Most reported blocks in Chinatown#

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. 1100 block of New York Avenue NW23
  2. 1200 block of G Street NW7
  3. 600 block of K Street NW7
  4. 1100 block of Vermont Avenue NW6
  5. 1000 block of 16th Street NW5

How Chinatown compares#

11 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 Chinatown safe?

Chinatown has more violent crime reports than most of Washington: 11 per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 4.3. Reports concentrate on a few blocks, so check the exact streets you care about.

How can I check a specific street in Chinatown?

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Where do these numbers come from?

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

Neighborhoods near Chinatown#

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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