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Georgetown crime and safety

DC MPD published 16 crime reports in Georgetown over the last 30 days, 1 of them for violent crime. 2 came in the last 7 days, down 60% on the week before. With 1.5 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 13 of 47 Washington neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 74% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
16
Last 7 days
2
−60% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
1
Safety rank
13 / 47
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Georgetown#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft10 · 63%
  2. Vehicle5 · 31%
  3. Violent1 · 6%

Most common offenses#

  1. Theft/Other10
  2. Theft F/Auto3
  3. Motor Vehicle Theft2
  4. Assault W/Dangerous Weapon1

Most reported blocks in Georgetown#

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. 3200 block of M Street NW7
  2. 1400 block of 35th Street NW1
  3. 1700 block of 34th Street NW1
  4. 3200 block of Cherry Hill Lane NW1
  5. 3200 block of Prospect Street NW1

How Georgetown compares#

1.5 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 Georgetown safe?

By police reports, Georgetown is one of the safer parts of Washington: 1.5 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 4.3.

How can I check a specific street in Georgetown?

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Where do these numbers come from?

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

Neighborhoods near Georgetown#

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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