The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in The Palisades, Washington, DC: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$2.58 million

Cost of Crime™ for The Palisades, Washington, DC

In 2025, crime will cost $2,042 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of The Palisades with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is The Palisades, Washington, DC Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where The Palisades's combined rate is about the same as the norm. The Palisades sits in the 46th percentile, ahead of 46% of neighborhoods and behind 54%. The grade covers only The Palisades's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in The Palisades is 38.74 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the north areas to 1 in 29 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of The Palisades, Washington, DC report the most crime, about 47 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in The Palisades, Washington, DC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in The Palisades for 2025 is $2,584,230, about $796 per resident and $2,042 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in The Palisades Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

The Palisades, Washington, DC:	$796
Deanwood, Washington, DC:	$1501
Au-Tenleytown, Washington, DC:	$907
District of Columbia:	$1264
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in The Palisades is $796 per year, which is $331 more than the national average and $468 less than Washington's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to The Palisades:

In Deanwood, Washington, DC, crime costs $1,501 per person, which is $706 more than in The Palisades.
In Au-Tenleytown, Washington, DC, crime costs $907 per person, which is $112 more than in The Palisades

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of The Palisades for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to The Palisades	Cost per The Palisades Resident
Murder	$1.19 million	$367
Rape/Sexual Assault	$140,795	$43
Robbery	$114,548	$35
Assault	$312,230	$96
Kidnapping	$19,297	$6
Vehicle Theft	$190,637	$59
Burglary	$45,879	$14
Theft	$216,389	$67
Arson	$859	$0
Vandalism	$289,943	$89
Animal Cruelty	$327	$0
Drug Crimes	$35,008	$11
Identity Theft	$27,114	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$2,584,230	$796

The Intangible Cost of Crime in The Palisades, Washington, DC

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in The Palisades totals $8,694,090 ($2,677 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,278,320 ($3,472 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which The Palisades has 3, do the same, and of The Palisades's 3,248 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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The Palisades Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 The Palisades residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.347
Robbery	1.121
Rape	0.7149
Murder	0.1952
Total Violent Crime	5.379 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.86
Vehicle Theft	3.790
Burglary	1.557
Arson	0.0109
Total Property Crime	18.22 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0980
Drug Crimes	1.457
Vandalism	12.50
Identity Theft	1.079
Animal Cruelty	0.0136
Total "Other" Rate	15.14 (D+)

Individual The Palisades Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Palisades is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for 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
Downtown Conneaut, Conneaut, OH	C-	D+	D+
Valley Adams, Santa Ana, CA	A+	B+	B+
Urbanizacion Las Colinas, Dorado, PR	D+	D+	D+
Urbanizacion La Riviera, San Juan, PR	F	D-	D-
Urbanizacion Bayamon Gdns, Bayamon, PR	C-	C	C
Downtown Trenton, Trenton, NJ	B	D	D
Downtown North San Jose, Palo Alto, CA	F	D+	D+
Downtown North East, North East, PA	B-	B	B
Downtown Lynn Haven, Lynn Haven, FL	A+	A-	A-
Downtown, Kenosha, WI	D-	D	D

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

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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