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Columbia Heights crime and safety

DC MPD published 112 crime reports in Columbia Heights over the last 30 days, 10 of them for violent crime. 23 came in the last 7 days, down 15% on the week before. With 16 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 46 of 47 Washington neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 2% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
112
Last 7 days
23
−15% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
10
Safety rank
46 / 47
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Columbia Heights#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft68 · 61%
  2. Vehicle30 · 27%
  3. Violent10 · 9%
  4. Burglary4 · 4%

Most common offenses#

  1. Theft/Other68
  2. Theft F/Auto24
  3. Motor Vehicle Theft6
  4. Robbery6
  5. Burglary4

Most reported blocks in Columbia 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. 3100 block of 14th Street NW36
  2. 1300 block of Park Road NW4
  3. 500 block of Columbia Road NW4
  4. 500 block of Park Road NW4
  5. 1300 block of Columbia Road NW3

How Columbia Heights compares#

16 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 Columbia Heights safe?

Columbia Heights has more violent crime reports than most of Washington: 16 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 Columbia Heights?

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Where do these numbers come from?

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

Neighborhoods near Columbia Heights#

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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