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By the Numbers: Crime in Cleveland Park, Crime in Shaw


Tonight Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) is holding a public safety-crime forum in Shaw (7 p.m. at New Community Church, 614 S Street NW). Mendelson—chair of the Council Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary—resides in upper Northwest’s Cleveland Park, a very different neighborhood from downtown Shaw. So, I thought it would be interesting to look at crime numbers for these two neighborhoods to see how the compare.

For Cleveland Park, I ran crime stats for the intersection of Newark Street and Connecticut Avenue NW, which is by the Uptown Theatre.  For Shaw, I ran the stats for 7th and P Streets NW, which is near the Kennedy Recreation Center and the O Street Market project.

Note: All numbers below are for Jan. 1 to Dec. 10 of this year and encompass an area within a 1,500-foot radius of the given address. The numbers are from the MPD’s crime database as of Dec. 10 (numbers were run on Dec. 13).

Total Crimes within 1,500-foot radius of given address, Jan. 1-Dec. 10, 2009

  • Newark and Connecticut NW: 116
  • 7th and P NW: 352

Total Violent Crimes within 1,500-foot radius of given address, Jan. 1-Dec. 10, 2009

  • Newark and Connecticut NW: 10
  • 7th and P NW: 77

Violent Crimes by Category within 1,500-foot radius of given address, Jan. 1-Dec. 10, 2009

  • Homicides
    • Newark and Connecticut NW: 0
    • 7th and P NW: 0
  • Sex Abuse
    • Newark and Connecticut NW: 0
    • 7th and P NW: 4
  • Robbery Excluding Gun
    • Newark and Connecticut NW: 10
    • 7th and P NW: 28
  • Robbery With Gun
    • Newark and Connecticut NW: 0
    • 7th and P NW: 22
  • Assault Dangerous Weapon Excluding Gun
    • Newark and Connecticut NW: 0
    • 7th and P NW: 16
  • Assault Dangerous Weapon With Gun
    • Newark and Connecticut NW: 0
    • 7th and P NW: 7

Total Property Crimes within 1,500-foot radius of given address, Jan. 1-Dec. 10, 2009

  • Newark and Connecticut NW: 106
  • 7th and P NW: 275

Property Crimes by Category within 1,500-foot radius of given address, Jan. 1-Dec. 10, 2009

  • Burglary
    • Newark and Connecticut NW: 19
    • 7th and P NW: 36
  • Theft
    • Newark and Connecticut NW: 32
    • 7th and P NW: 102
  • Theft from Auto
    • Newark and Connecticut NW: 42
    • 7th and P NW: 112
  • Stolen Auto
    • Newark and Connecticut NW: 13
    • 7th and P NW: 25
  • Arson
    • Newark and Connecticut NW: 0
    • 7th and P NW: 0

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