Violent crime
499 per 100,000 residents, per year
41 reported in the last 12 months
+35% vs. Washington (371)
Data through September 2026, Metropolitan Police Department
The violent crime rate in Sheridan and Barry Farm is 499 per 100,000 residents per year, 35% above Washington as a whole (371). It ranks 12 of 38 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
Violent crime
499 per 100,000 residents, per year
41 reported in the last 12 months
+35% vs. Washington (371)
Property crime
1,742 per 100,000 residents, per year
143 reported in the last 12 months
−35% vs. Washington (2,685)
All reported
2,241 per 100,000 residents, per year
184 reported in the last 12 months
−27% vs. Washington (3,055)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 8,211 for Sheridan and Barry Farm. 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.
Sheridan and Barry Farm is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 12 of 38. Nearby in the ranking: Twining and Fairlawn (594), Capitol View and Marshall Heights (547), Downtown and Chinatown (472), Southwest Employment Area and Southwest/Waterfront (462).
| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0124XX Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE | 6 | 8 | 15% |
| 0226XX Stanton Rd SE | 5 | 7 | 12% |
“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 2 account for 27% of Sheridan and Barry Farm’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
| Month | Violent crimes in Sheridan and Barry Farm |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 24 | 292 | +67% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 17 | 207 | +13% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 57 | 694 | −57% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 45 | 548 | +54% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 28 | 341 | −42% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 13 | 158 | +44% |