Violent crime
856 per 100,000 residents, per year
65 reported in the last 12 months
+131% vs. Washington (371)
Data through September 2026, Metropolitan Police Department
Crime in Woodland/Fort Stanton and Garfield Heights, Washington
The violent crime rate in Woodland/Fort Stanton and Garfield Heights is 856 per 100,000 residents per year, 131% above Washington as a whole (371). It ranks 1 of 38 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
1,515 per 100,000 residents, per year
115 reported in the last 12 months
−44% vs. Washington (2,685)
All reported
2,371 per 100,000 residents, per year
180 reported in the last 12 months
−22% vs. Washington (3,055)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 7,591 for Woodland/Fort Stanton and Garfield Heights. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Woodland/Fort Stanton and Garfield Heights sits in Washington, and where incidents concentrate
rank 1 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.
Woodland/Fort Stanton and Garfield Heights is among the highest in the city: rank 1 of 38. Nearby in the ranking: Historic Anacostia (815), Howard University and Le Droit Park (735).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0127XX Langston Pl SE | 8 | 4 | 12% |
| 0229XX Knox Pl SE | 7 | 8 | 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 2 account for 23% of Woodland/Fort Stanton and Garfield Heights’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 Woodland/Fort Stanton and Garfield Heights |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 11 |
| Jun 2026 | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 39 | 514 | +193% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 22 | 290 | +59% |
| HomicideViolent | 4 | 53 | +311% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 54 | 711 | −56% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 29 | 382 | +7% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 23 | 303 | −49% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 9 | 119 | +8% |
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
- 7,591 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Washington, DC
- All neighborhoods
- Washington, D.C. neighborhoods by reported crime rate