Violent crime
735 per 100,000 residents, per year
107 reported in the last 12 months
+98% vs. Washington (371)
Data through September 2026, Metropolitan Police Department
The violent crime rate in Deanwood and Burrville is 735 per 100,000 residents per year, 98% above Washington as a whole (371). It ranks 4 of 38 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
Violent crime
735 per 100,000 residents, per year
107 reported in the last 12 months
+98% vs. Washington (371)
Property crime
2,452 per 100,000 residents, per year
357 reported in the last 12 months
−9% vs. Washington (2,685)
All reported
3,187 per 100,000 residents, per year
464 reported in the last 12 months
+4% vs. Washington (3,055)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 14,561 for Deanwood and Burrville. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
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Deanwood and Burrville is among the highest in the city: rank 4 of 38. Nearby in the ranking: Historic Anacostia (815), Howard University and Le Droit Park (735), Ivy City and Arboretum (729), Douglas and Shipley Terrace (710).
| Month | Violent crimes in Deanwood and Burrville |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 12 |
| Nov 2025 | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 12 |
| Jun 2026 | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 13 |
| Aug 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | 9 |
In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Deanwood and Burrville happened between 11 am and 7 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Property crime busiest hour 5 pm
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.
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 am | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 am | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 am | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 10 am | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| 11 am | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 12 pm | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 1 pm | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| 2 pm | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 3 pm | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 4 pm | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 5 pm | 4 | 23 | 27 |
| 6 pm | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| 7 pm | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 pm | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 9 pm | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 10 pm | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 pm | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 12 am | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 1 am | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 am | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 am | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 am | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 am | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total with a known time | 97 | 259 | 356 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 61 | 419 | +139% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 41 | 282 | +54% |
| HomicideViolent | 5 | 34 | +168% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 168 | 1,154 | −29% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 79 | 543 | +52% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 72 | 494 | −16% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 38 | 261 | +137% |