Mt Vernon Square, Washington, DC Property Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$2.37 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mt Vernon Square, Washington, DC

In 2025, property crime will cost $362 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mt Vernon Square with the least property crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Property crime is the most common category of crime, so these maps track closely with where stores, parking, and daytime foot traffic sit. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains why busy commercial blocks can look worse than the neighborhoods around them.

The D+ grade reflects how often theft, burglary, vehicle theft, and arson happen in Mt Vernon Square against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Mt Vernon Square sits in the 25th percentile for property-crime safety, ahead of 25% of neighborhoods and behind 75%. The grade covers only Mt Vernon Square's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The property crime rate in Mt Vernon Square is 31.88 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally point to the south part of the neighborhood as the safest for their belongings. Your odds of a property-crime loss range from 1 in 8 in the west areas to 1 in 44 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Mt Vernon Square, Washington, DC report the most property crime, about 113 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mt Vernon Square, Washington, DC

Property crime in Mt Vernon Square is projected to cost $2,372,286 in 2025, about $222 per resident and $362 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income. All of it is measurable loss: replaced vehicles, repaired break-ins, stolen goods, and the policing and courts that respond. Because property crime leaves a repair bill rather than a lasting injury, these tangible costs make up its full economic toll. They split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 65.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 5.2%

How Much Does Property Crime Cost in Mt Vernon Square Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Mt Vernon Square, Washington, DC:	$222
Brentwood, Washington, DC:	$299
Chevy Chase, Washington, DC:	$168
District of Columbia:	$248
USA:	$136

Property crime costs $222 per resident each year in Mt Vernon Square, which is $86 more than the national average and $25 less than Washington's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Mt Vernon Square:

In Brentwood, Washington, DC, crime costs $299 per person, which is $77 more than in Mt Vernon Square.
In Chevy Chase, Washington, DC, crime costs $168 per person, which is $54 less than in Mt Vernon Square

2025 Projected Property Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the property-crime total into its four offenses for Mt Vernon Square, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Mt Vernon Square	Cost per Mt Vernon Square Resident
Vehicle Theft	$822,885	$77
Burglary	$144,578	$14
Theft	$1.40 million	$132
Arson	$2,240	$0
Total Cost of Property Crime	$2,372,286	$222

How the Property Crime Cost Is Estimated

Property crime carries no pain-and-suffering figure in this model. Its cost is the replacement and repair value of what was taken or damaged, plus the policing, courts, and lost offender productivity that follow. Stolen and damaged property has a market price, which is why this total is easier to pin down than the human cost of violent crime in Mt Vernon Square, Washington, DC. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Property Crime Maps

Property crime rates are measured per resident, so places where shoppers and commuters outnumber residents read high. Stores are where shoplifting, theft, and vehicle break-ins happen, yet almost nobody lives there, so the per-capita rate climbs. How strongly this shows on the map depends on retail density; the west part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red commercial strip does not mean the homes nearby are unsafe.

Parking lots and transit stops follow the same pattern: heavy daytime traffic, few residents, so per-capita property crime reads high. To judge a residential block, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Mt Vernon Square Property Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which non-violent crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grade above. All property crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Mt Vernon Square residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	25.39
Vehicle Theft	4.982
Burglary	1.494
Arson	0.0087
Total Property Crime	31.88 (D+)

Individual Mt Vernon Square Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of property crime in Mt Vernon Square is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Mt Vernon Square.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Downtown, Washington, DC	F	F	F
Shaw, Washington, DC	F	D-	F
Logan Circle, Washington, DC	D	C-	D+
Ledroit Park, Washington, DC	D	D	D+
U Street Corridor, Washington, DC	F	D-	F
Capitol Hill, Washington, DC	D-	D+	D
Dupont Circle, Washington, DC	D-	D	D
Stanton Park, Washington, DC	D	D+	C-
Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC	D-	D+	D-
Adams Morgan, Washington, DC	D	D+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Mt Vernon Square is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for property crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Shearer Hills-Ridgeview, San Antonio, TX	F	D-	D-
fairwood, Spokane, WA	B+	A	A
Bitter Lake, Seattle, WA	D	C-	C-
Robertson, Oakland, CT	C-	A+	A+
Polish Village, Parma, OH	C+	B+	B+
Beverly, Toledo, OH	C+	B+	B+
Northside, Riverside, CA	C	C-	C-
South Lamar, Austin, TX	C+	C	C
South Park Hill, Denver, CO	D	D	D
Southcrest, San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C-

Considering only the property crime rate, Mt Vernon Square is as safe as the District of Columbia state average and less safe than the national average.

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