Neighborhood overview
Congress Heights/shipley, Washington
Recent police-feed safety data for Congress Heights/shipley in Washington, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Washington police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Congress Heights/shipley reports close to Washington's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
507 / 100k local
vs Washington 296 / 100k citywide (+71%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+55%)
Property
1,620 / 100k local
vs Washington 2,279 / 100k citywide (-29%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+5%)
~11,082 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~364 days · newest report 5/24/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (30 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in late night (12am–6am) (37% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 5 week-over-week (0 this week, 5 the week before).
- · property reports up 1 week-over-week (4 this week, 3 the week before).
- · Most reports in Congress Heights/shipley occur during late night (12am-6am) — 37% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.