CurrentCrimeMap

Data through September 2026, Metropolitan Police Department

Crime in Brightwood Park and Crestwood, Washington

The violent crime rate in Brightwood Park and Crestwood is 350 per 100,000 residents per year, 6% below Washington as a whole (371). It ranks 19 of 38 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

350 per 100,000 residents, per year

142 reported in the last 12 months

−6% vs. Washington (371)

Property crime

2,363 per 100,000 residents, per year

960 reported in the last 12 months

−12% vs. Washington (2,685)

All reported

2,713 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,102 reported in the last 12 months

−11% vs. Washington (3,055)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 40,620 for Brightwood Park and Crestwood. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

Where Brightwood Park and Crestwood sits in Washington

rank 19 of 38
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Brightwood Park and Crestwood is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 19 of 38. Nearby in the ranking: Columbia Heights and Mt. Pleasant (414), Edgewood and Bloomingdale (407), Dupont Circle and Connecticut Avenue/K Street (344), Near Southeast and Navy Yard (306).

Violent crime, month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
Violent crimes in Brightwood Park and Crestwood by month
MonthViolent crimes in Brightwood Park and Crestwood
Oct 202512
Nov 20256
Dec 202513
Jan 20267
Feb 202610
Mar 202610
Apr 20269
May 202616
Jun 202615
Jul 202612
Aug 202615
Sep 202617

When crime happens in Brightwood Park and Crestwood

12 months to Sep 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Brightwood Park and Crestwood happened between 11 am and 7 pm. No day of the week stood out.

Property crime busiest hour noon

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No chart for violent crime: fewer than 300 incidents in 12 months, too few to show a pattern by hour.

Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by Metropolitan Police Department.

See the numbers by hour
Property crime in Brightwood Park and Crestwood by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am31215
7 am71724
8 am193857
9 am182745
10 am164056
11 am163551
12 pm205979
1 pm154055
2 pm184664
3 pm172845
4 pm155368
5 pm184159
6 pm154459
7 pm173148
8 pm143246
9 pm131730
10 pm112435
11 pm111829
12 am81220
1 am61218
2 am9716
3 am5914
4 am11112
5 am21113
Total with a known time294664958

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. Washington
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent85209+15%
Assault and batteryViolent56138−21%
HomicideViolent12.5−81%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty5301,305−20%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty251618+4%
Vehicle theftProperty134330−7%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty45111no change

Source and dates

MPD FeatureServer
Source
Metropolitan Police Department, via Open Data DC (dataset MPD FeatureServer), aggregated by neighborhood
Window
October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
Population
40,620 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
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All neighborhoods
Washington, D.C. neighborhoods by reported crime rate