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Historic Anacostia, Washington · DC MPD

Historic Anacostia crime and safety

DC MPD published 23 crime reports in Historic Anacostia over the last 30 days, 6 of them for violent crime. 4 came in the last 7 days, down 20% on the week before. With 6.9 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 35 of 47 Washington neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 26% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
23
Last 7 days
4
−20% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
6
Safety rank
35 / 47
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Historic Anacostia#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Vehicle11 · 48%
  2. Violent6 · 26%
  3. Theft6 · 26%

Most common offenses#

  1. Motor Vehicle Theft6
  2. Theft/Other6
  3. Theft F/Auto5
  4. Robbery4
  5. Assault W/Dangerous Weapon2

Most reported blocks in Historic Anacostia#

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. 2300 block of Marion Barry Avenue SE3
  2. 1900 block of 14th Street SE2
  3. 1900 block of 19th Place SE2
  4. 2200 block of Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE2
  5. 1300 block of Talbert Terrace SE1

How Historic Anacostia compares#

6.9 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 Historic Anacostia safe?

Historic Anacostia has more violent crime reports than most of Washington: 6.9 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 Historic Anacostia?

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Where do these numbers come from?

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

Neighborhoods near Historic Anacostia#

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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