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Forest Hills, Washington · DC MPD

Forest Hills crime and safety

DC MPD published 29 crime reports in Forest Hills over the last 30 days, 0 of them for violent crime. 5 came in the last 7 days, down 29% on the week before. With 0.0 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 3 of 47 Washington neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 96% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
29
Last 7 days
5
−29% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
0
Safety rank
3 / 47
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Forest Hills#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft23 · 79%
  2. Vehicle5 · 17%
  3. Burglary1 · 3%

Most common offenses#

  1. Theft/Other23
  2. Theft F/Auto5
  3. Burglary1

Most reported blocks in Forest Hills#

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. 3300 block of Connecticut Avenue NW11
  2. 4200 block of Connecticut Avenue NW4
  3. 2500 block of Upton Street NW2
  4. 2900 block of Van Ness Street NW2
  5. 2600 block of Quebec Street NW1

How Forest Hills compares#

0.0 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 Forest Hills safe?

By police reports, Forest Hills is one of the safer parts of Washington: 0.0 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 4.3.

How can I check a specific street in Forest Hills?

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Where do these numbers come from?

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

Neighborhoods near Forest Hills#

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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