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Tenleytown, Washington · DC MPD

Tenleytown crime and safety

DC MPD published 31 crime reports in Tenleytown over the last 30 days, 3 of them for violent crime. 8 came in the last 7 days, down 11% on the week before. With 1.5 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 12 of 47 Washington neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 76% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
31
Last 7 days
8
−11% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
3
Safety rank
12 / 47
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Tenleytown#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft16 · 52%
  2. Vehicle10 · 32%
  3. Violent3 · 10%
  4. Burglary2 · 6%

Most common offenses#

  1. Theft/Other16
  2. Theft F/Auto8
  3. Robbery3
  4. Burglary2
  5. Motor Vehicle Theft2

Most reported blocks in Tenleytown#

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. 4500 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW5
  2. 4500 block of 40th Street NW2
  3. 5200 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW2
  4. 3000 block of Tilden Street NW1
  5. 3500 block of Alton Place NW1

How Tenleytown 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 Tenleytown safe?

By police reports, Tenleytown 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 Tenleytown?

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Where do these numbers come from?

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

Neighborhoods near Tenleytown#

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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