The Palisades, Washington, DC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in The Palisades in green. The most dangerous areas in The Palisades 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 The Palisades, Washington, DC Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. The Palisades is in the 10th percentile for safety, meaning 90% of neighborhoods are safer and 10% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to The Palisades's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in The Palisades is 0.1952 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in The Palisades generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in The Palisades may be as high as 1 in 4,603 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,830 in the east part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of The Palisades, Washington, DC: about 0 per year. The south part of The Palisades has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How The Palisades's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in The Palisades 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.

Considering only the murder rate, The Palisades is safer than the District of Columbia state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in The Palisades, Washington, DC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of The Palisades about $1,191,204 in 2025, or roughly $367 per resident. This is part of The Palisades's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for The Palisades, including every crime type and how The Palisades compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 The Palisades's crime maps on the The Palisades overall crime page.

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Individual The Palisades Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in The Palisades is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to The Palisades.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Au-Tenleytown, Washington, DC	C-	B-	C	F
Glover Park, Washington, DC	C-	B-	B-	F
Donaldson Run, Arlington, VA	A	A+	A+	D+
Cherrydale, Arlington, VA	A-	A	A-	C-
North Highland, Arlington, VA	A	A	A	D-
Cleveland Park, Washington, DC	C-	C+	B-	F
Georgetown, Washington, DC	F	C-	F	F
Waverly Hills, Arlington, VA	A-	A	A	C
Rock Spring, Arlington, VA	A+	A+	A+	C
Lyon Village, Arlington, VA	B+	A-	B+	D

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Palisades is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Downtown Conneaut, Conneaut, OH	C-	D+	D+	D
Valley Adams, Santa Ana, CA	A+	B+	B+	A-
Urbanizacion Las Colinas, Dorado, PR	D+	D+	D+	D-
Urbanizacion La Riviera, San Juan, PR	F	D-	D-	F
Urbanizacion Bayamon Gdns, Bayamon, PR	C-	C	C	D-
Downtown Trenton, Trenton, NJ	B	D	D	B-
Downtown North San Jose, Palo Alto, CA	F	D+	D+	C+
Downtown North East, North East, PA	B-	B	B	C
Downtown Lynn Haven, Lynn Haven, FL	A+	A-	A-	A
Downtown, Kenosha, WI	D-	D	D	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in The Palisades, Washington, DC average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools N/A. See The Palisades schools on SchoolGrade

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