Urban Institute-Brookings Institution’s District of Columbia Crime Policy Institute has put together a really cool and easy to understand crime map, broken down by census blocks, of the entire District. The data is, as the map indicates, from 2000-2009. The following types of crimes are included: homicide, sexual assault, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and theft from a motor vehicle. I think it helps put things in perspective a bit. You should definitely download the brief, which has the map, and more useful info. And, you can stop by their website to check out other briefs related to life in DC.
Ok, let's take a look at Trinidad, H Street, and all that other stuff around here.
And further down Benning Road.
For context, check out U Street, and the Columbia Heights area.
14th and U
14th and U is smack in the middle of that dark section in the middle.
Columbia Heights
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Go to the thread on DCist that talks about this. You'll find many valid reasons why this map is complete and utter bunk.
And from what I gather from the "context" you mention is that you think crime in Trinidad is not as bad as crime at 14th and U. Please don't go there. You are aware that the 14th and U area is vastly more populated than Trinidad, right?
We get it: You live in Trinidad and you love it there. Great! But your constant attempts to deny the facts -- that Trinidad has a very serious crime problem -- is starting to smack of desperation.
homicide, sexual assault, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and theft from a motor vehicle12:38,
that's not the point I was making at all. Actually I picked the Columbia Heights area because I often hear from people that they chose H Street over Columbia Heights, or vice versa. U Street is on there because it's a major commercial corridor. So both of those other neighborhood choices were about H Street, and NOT related to Trinidad. You are aware that H Street's NOT in Trinidad, right?
Besides, we're looking at historical crime levels in a city that has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. So while it's a cool map, it doesn't show the current situation. Basically the argument you think I was trying to make wouldn't make any sense at all because these aren't recent levels, they reflect an average of the past 10 years.
Columbia Heights and U Street are of interest to me for the reasons I mentioned above. I also think we should look at U Street (and other DC commercial strips when we consider development, and culture along the H Street Corridor). Columbia Heights and U Street have both been, and are still, hot neighborhoods for some of the same groups drawn to the H Street Corridor. There's no direct comparison intended. Just thinking about the past of U Street, and the future of H Street.
wow, thanks to Anon 12:38 for his angry comment on an interesting post. Since as an H st resident and employee I often (like as in daily) here people say "why would you live on H street when you can live in Columbia Heights" or visa versa I think the comparison is worth while. And since almost every blog in the city has made the comparison between H street now and U street a few years ago ( the ol' 'H Street is the new U Street' saying) I think that comparison is also interesting.
plus, as a nerd I just like to look at maps.
Actually, this map appears to reflect the crime stats that I have been able to gather for my neighborhood...can't speak for everyone else but for the most part it is on point. As for the dense population having more crime argument...you're correct but that still means that an actual crime took place...it doesn't color the facts as the map looks at the number of crime reported not the ratio.
Anyone notice thqt galludet is in the 25 and more category for crimes? How can this be? There is a fence around it and it is manned by security guards. Any thoughts?
Sugar Junkie,
it's probably because it's a larger space, and you have lots of students on campus. There are bound to be thefts, and other types of crime.
Seems like there should be a huge dark area where North, South, and East Capitol Streets meet... but there isn't.
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