Georgetown, Washington, DC Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	F
Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

1 in 361

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Georgetown is about 1 in 361.

$20

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Georgetown resident about $20 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Georgetown in green. The most dangerous areas in Georgetown are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Georgetown, Washington, DC Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The C grade means the rate of drug-related crime is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Georgetown is in the 46th percentile for safety, meaning 54% of neighborhoods are safer and 46% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Georgetown's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of drug-related crime in Georgetown is 2.770 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Georgetown generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Georgetown may be as high as 1 in 263 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 484 in the west part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the west parts of Georgetown, Washington, DC: about 8 per year. The southwest part of Georgetown has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Georgetown's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Georgetown to the District of Columbia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Georgetown, Washington, DC:	2.770
District of Columbia:	2.281
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Georgetown is less safe than the District of Columbia state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Georgetown, Washington, DC

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Georgetown about $270,627 in 2025, or roughly $20 per resident. This is part of Georgetown's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Georgetown, including every crime type and how Georgetown compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Georgetown's crime maps on the Georgetown overall crime page.

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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of drug-related crime in Georgetown is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Georgetown.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
North Rosslyn, Arlington, VA	C	B	C-	B
Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC	D-	D+	D-	C+
Glover Park, Washington, DC	C-	B-	B-	B-
Woodley Park, Washington, DC	D+	C+	C+	C+
North Highland, Arlington, VA	A	A	A	B+
Dupont Circle, Washington, DC	D-	D	D	C-
Radnor-Ft Myer Heights, Arlington, VA	A-	A-	A-	B+
Adams Morgan, Washington, DC	D	D+	C-	C
Cleveland Park, Washington, DC	C-	C+	B-	C
Lyon Village, Arlington, VA	B+	A-	B+	C+

Drug-Related Crime in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Georgetown is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Woodlawn, Bronx, NY	B+	B	B	A+
Widefield, Security-Widefield, CO	B	B	B	C+
Citizens Southwest, Jackson, MS	C+	B-	B-	D+
Bixby Area, Long Beach, CA	B	C-	C-	B+
Back Creek Church Road, Charlotte, NC	D+	C+	C+	F
Alamo Placita, Denver, CO	D	D+	D+	C
Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, NY	A-	A	A	A+
Marcy Holmes, Minneapolis, MN	D-	D	D	D
Squirrel Hill South, Pittsburgh, PA	A	A-	A-	B+
St Marys Park, San Francisco, CA	C+	C	C	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Georgetown, Washington, DC average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Georgetown schools on SchoolGrade

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