ZIP 20001 is in Washington, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
Is ZIP 20001 in Washington safe?
Crime in ZIP 20001 is high, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of F. Most US neighborhoods have far less: 96% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than ZIP 20001. Violent crime grades D- and property crime F. Washington as a whole grades F. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within ZIP 20001 run from C to F, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 0 of 1,000Less safe than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
4% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than ZIP 20001 as a whole, and 96% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. ZIP 20001 scores 0.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in ZIP 20001, Washington, DC at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in ZIP 20001 in Washington, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in ZIP 20001
Robberies and car thefts both run high. In ZIP 20001, each runs at more than triple the US rate: 7.3 robberies and 11.0 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 and 2.7 nationally.
How ZIP 20001 compares within Washington
High crime is widespread across ZIP 20001: 97% of residents live in areas graded D or F, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across ZIP 20001 run from C to F; every part of ZIP 20001 has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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C 3%D or F 97%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
ZIP 20001 has less crime than 7 of the 31 ZIP codes in Washington. It covers much of the Shaw, Ledroit Park, and Mt Vernon Square areas.
Crime rates and types in ZIP 20001
CrimeGrade™ estimates ZIP 20001 has about 117 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about triple the rate for the US as a whole and 29% more than Washington as a whole.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in ZIP 20001, about 35% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How ZIP 20001 compares with nearby ZIP codes
Of the 8 ZIP codes closest to ZIP 20001, 5 have less crime. ZIP 20004 and ZIP 20006 have the least.
Crime costs ZIP 20001 about $3,086 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, more than double the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $255 million a year, or $5,681 per resident.
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in ZIP 20001 means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in ZIP 20001, Washington, DC average a SchoolGrade of C: 20% of students test proficient, against 23% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in ZIP 20001 on SchoolGrade
