Violent crime
815 per 100,000 residents, per year
44 reported in the last 12 months
+120% vs. Washington (371)
Data through September 2026, Metropolitan Police Department
Crime in Historic Anacostia, Washington
The violent crime rate in Historic Anacostia is 815 per 100,000 residents per year, 120% above Washington as a whole (371). It ranks 2 of 38 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
2,166 per 100,000 residents, per year
117 reported in the last 12 months
−19% vs. Washington (2,685)
All reported
2,981 per 100,000 residents, per year
161 reported in the last 12 months
−2% vs. Washington (3,055)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 5,401 for Historic Anacostia. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Historic Anacostia sits in Washington, and where incidents concentrate
rank 2 of 38Loading map…
1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Historic Anacostia is among the highest in the city: rank 2 of 38. Nearby in the ranking: Woodland/Fort Stanton and Garfield Heights (856), Howard University and Le Droit Park (735), Deanwood and Burrville (735).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0122XX Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE | 5 | 9 | 11% |
“Block” is the hundred-block as the police department publishes it (for example 14XX U St NW), never an exact address. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 1 account for 11% of Historic Anacostia’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Historic Anacostia |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 25 | 463 | +164% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 18 | 333 | +83% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 19 | +44% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 71 | 1,315 | −19% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 19 | 352 | −41% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 19 | 352 | −1% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 8 | 148 | +34% |
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
- 5,401 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Washington, DC
- All neighborhoods
- Washington, D.C. neighborhoods by reported crime rate