Deanwood is a neighborhood of 34,200 residents in Washington, about 5 miles east of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Deanwood in Washington safe?
Crime in Deanwood is high, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of F. Most US neighborhoods have far less: 99% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Deanwood. Violent and property crime both grade F here. Washington as a whole grades F. Every neighborhood in Deanwood grades F.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 0 of 1,000Less safe than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
1% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Deanwood as a whole, and 99% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Deanwood 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 Deanwood, Washington, DC at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Deanwood 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 Deanwood
Robberies and car thefts both run high. In Deanwood, each runs at more than triple the US rate: 7.8 robberies and 11.8 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 and 2.7 nationally.
How Deanwood compares within Washington
Every part of Deanwood grades D or F on the national scale.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Deanwood has less crime than 3 of the 38 neighborhoods in Washington. It covers much of the Deanwood, Brentwood, and Stadium-Armory areas and the Anacostia area.
Crime rates and types in Deanwood
CrimeGrade™ estimates Deanwood has about 117 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about triple the rate for the US as a whole and 28% 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.
Assault is the most common crime in Deanwood, about 37% 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 Deanwood compares with nearby neighborhoods
Deanwood has more crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods. Capitol Hill and Walker Mill have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Deanwood apart: it has 2.8 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 61 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places with few stores and restaurants tend to report less theft and car theft, yet theft and car theft run higher here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.2.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 92% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Deanwood: F (1 of 100).61 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 90% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault.C+ (41 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 57% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.9.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 78% of residents of US city neighborhoods
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Deanwood
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Deanwood about $6,225 a year per household, more than triple 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 $353 million a year, or $10,336 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 Deanwood 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 Deanwood, Washington, DC average a SchoolGrade of D-: 12% of students test proficient, against 16% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Deanwood on SchoolGrade
