Violent crime
462 per 100,000 residents, per year
76 reported in the last 12 months
+25% vs. Washington (371)
Data through September 2026, Metropolitan Police Department
Crime in Southwest Employment Area and Southwest/Waterfront, Washington
The violent crime rate in Southwest Employment Area and Southwest/Waterfront is 462 per 100,000 residents per year, 25% above Washington as a whole (371). It ranks 14 of 38 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
2,366 per 100,000 residents, per year
389 reported in the last 12 months
−12% vs. Washington (2,685)
All reported
2,828 per 100,000 residents, per year
465 reported in the last 12 months
−7% vs. Washington (3,055)
About 38,331 people work in Southwest Employment Area and Southwest/Waterfront, 2.3 times its 16,441 residents (Census jobs data, 2023). The rates divide by residents only, so they run high here: most people in Southwest Employment Area and Southwest/Waterfront on a weekday live somewhere else. The counts, and how they change from year to year, say more than the rate.
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 16,441 for Southwest Employment Area and Southwest/Waterfront. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Southwest Employment Area and Southwest/Waterfront sits in Washington
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Southwest Employment Area and Southwest/Waterfront is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 14 of 38. Nearby in the ranking: Sheridan and Barry Farm (499), Downtown and Chinatown (472), Union Station and Stanton Park (446), Brookland and Brentwood (433).
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Southwest Employment Area and Southwest/Waterfront |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 12 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 9 |
When crime happens in Southwest Employment Area and Southwest/Waterfront
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Southwest Employment Area and Southwest/Waterfront happened between noon and 9 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Property crime busiest hour 6 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.
See the numbers by hour
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 am | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 8 am | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 9 am | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 10 am | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 11 am | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 12 pm | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 1 pm | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 2 pm | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 3 pm | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 pm | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 5 pm | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 6 pm | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 7 pm | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 8 pm | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 9 pm | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 10 pm | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 pm | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 12 am | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 1 am | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 am | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 am | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 4 am | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 am | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Total with a known time | 128 | 260 | 388 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 42 | 255 | +40% |
| Assault and batteryViolent | 32 | 195 | +11% |
| HomicideViolent | 2 | 12 | −5% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 256 | 1,557 | −4% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 74 | 450 | +26% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 56 | 341 | −42% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 3 | 18 | −83% |
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
- 16,441 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Washington, DC
- All neighborhoods
- Washington, D.C. neighborhoods by reported crime rate