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U Street/Pleasant Plains, Washington · DC MPD

U Street/Pleasant Plains crime and safety

DC MPD published 124 crime reports in U Street/Pleasant Plains over the last 30 days, 20 of them for violent crime. 36 came in the last 7 days, up 44% on the week before. With 23 violent reports per square mile, it has the most of the 47 Washington neighborhoods ranked.

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Reports, 30 days
124
Last 7 days
36
+44% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
20
Safety rank
47 / 47
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in U Street/Pleasant Plains#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft54 · 44%
  2. Vehicle49 · 40%
  3. Violent20 · 16%
  4. Burglary1 · 1%

Most common offenses#

  1. Theft/Other54
  2. Theft F/Auto39
  3. Robbery11
  4. Motor Vehicle Theft10
  5. Assault W/Dangerous Weapon9

Most reported blocks in U Street/Pleasant Plains#

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. 2100 block of 14th Street NW14
  2. 2000 block of 8th Street NW13
  3. 1300 block of U Street NW6
  4. 2400 block of Georgia Avenue NW5
  5. 700 block of Euclid Street NW5

How U Street/Pleasant Plains compares#

23 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 U Street/Pleasant Plains safe?

U Street/Pleasant Plains has more violent crime reports than most of Washington: 23 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 U Street/Pleasant Plains?

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Where do these numbers come from?

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

Neighborhoods near U Street/Pleasant Plains#

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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