Neighborhood overview
Ward 8, Washington
Recent police-feed safety data for Ward 8 in Washington, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Washington police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Ward 8 reports lower per-capita rates than Washington citywide.
Violent (persons)
77 / 100k local
vs Washington 296 / 100k citywide (-74%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-77%)
Property
77 / 100k local
vs Washington 2,279 / 100k citywide (-97%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (-95%)
~11,706 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 (2 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (100% of the window).
- · property reports up 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 0 the week before).
- · Most reports in Ward 8 occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 100% 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.