Violent crime
61 per 100,000 residents, per year
9 reported in the last 12 months
−84% vs. Washington (371)
Data through September 2026, Metropolitan Police Department
Crime in Cleveland Park and Woodley Park, Washington
The violent crime rate in Cleveland Park and Woodley Park is 61 per 100,000 residents per year, 84% below Washington as a whole (371). It ranks 35 of 38 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
2,595 per 100,000 residents, per year
382 reported in the last 12 months
−3% vs. Washington (2,685)
All reported
2,656 per 100,000 residents, per year
391 reported in the last 12 months
−13% vs. Washington (3,055)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 14,720 for Cleveland Park and Woodley Park. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Cleveland Park and Woodley Park sits in Washington
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Cleveland Park and Woodley Park is among the lowest in the city: rank 35 of 38. Nearby in the ranking: Georgetown and Burleith/Hillandale (93), North Cleveland Park and Forest Hills (64), Spring Valley and Palisades (60), Cathedral Heights and McLean Gardens (57).
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Cleveland Park and Woodley Park |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 0 |
| Nov 2025 | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 0 |
When crime happens in Cleveland Park and Woodley Park
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Cleveland Park and Woodley Park happened between 9 am and 4 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Property crime busiest hour 10 am
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
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 am | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 am | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 am | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| 10 am | 12 | 25 | 37 |
| 11 am | 7 | 26 | 33 |
| 12 pm | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| 1 pm | 3 | 26 | 29 |
| 2 pm | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| 3 pm | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 4 pm | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 5 pm | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 6 pm | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| 7 pm | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| 8 pm | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 9 pm | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 10 pm | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 11 pm | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 am | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1 am | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 am | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 am | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 am | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 am | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total with a known time | 101 | 280 | 381 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 5 | 34 | −81% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 3 | 20 | −89% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 6.8 | −47% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 292 | 1,984 | +22% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 66 | 448 | −24% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 18 | 122 | −66% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 6 | 41 | −63% |
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
- 14,720 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Washington, DC
- All neighborhoods
- Washington, D.C. neighborhoods by reported crime rate