Neighborhood overview
Gwu, Washington
Recent police-feed safety data for Gwu in Washington, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Washington police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Gwu reports close to Washington's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
334 / 100k local
vs Washington 296 / 100k citywide (+13%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+2%)
Property
2,450 / 100k local
vs Washington 2,279 / 100k citywide (+8%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+58%)
~13,508 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 (37 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (32% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (3 this week, 2 the week before).
- · property reports up 2 week-over-week (7 this week, 5 the week before).
- · Most reports in Gwu occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 32% 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.