Crime in Howard University and Le Droit Park, Washington

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 16,319 for Howard University and Le Droit Park. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

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.

Howard University and Le Droit Park is among the highest in the city: rank 3 of 38. Nearby in the ranking: Woodland/Fort Stanton and Garfield Heights (856), Historic Anacostia (815), Deanwood and Burrville (735), Ivy City and Arboretum (729).

“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 3 account for 22% of Howard University and Le Droit Park’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.