Most Dangerous Intersections in Washington, DC
Quick answer: from 30 Sep 2026 – 19 Oct 2026, the location with the most reported crashes in Washington, DC was Near 900 Massachusetts Avenue Nw with 46, followed by Near 1809 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue Se (43). These are crash counts from Open Data DC — Crashes in DC (Metropolitan Police Department), not risk rates: busier junctions see more crashes partly because more cars use them.
This city's tally covers 20 days so far. Its open-data feed is large, so we add each day as it is published until a full year is in; the order below can still change.
Top 20 crash locations in Washington, DC
| # | Location | Reported crashes | Injured | Killed | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Near 900 Massachusetts Avenue Nw (road segment) | 46 | 0 | 0 | open |
| 2 | Near 1809 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue Se (road segment) | 43 | 9 | 0 | open |
| 3 | Bryant Street Nw & Georgia Avenue Nw | 43 | 0 | 0 | open |
| 4 | Alabama Avenue Se & Stanton Road Se | 39 | 26 | 0 | open |
| 5 | Near 1800 Rhode Island Avenue Ne (road segment) | 38 | 0 | 0 | open |
| 6 | Near 3900 Benning Road Ne (road segment) | 38 | 6 | 0 | open |
| 7 | Near Interstate 395 Interstate Bn (road segment) | 37 | 0 | 0 | open |
| 8 | Georgia Avenue Nw & Webster Street Nw | 37 | 13 | 0 | open |
| 9 | North Capitol Street & P Street Nw | 35 | 22 | 0 | open |
| 10 | Near 2200 Fairlawn Avenue Se (road segment) | 33 | 12 | 0 | open |
| 11 | New Jersey Avenue Nw & Rhode Island Avenue Nw | 32 | 19 | 0 | open |
| 12 | Minnesota Avenue Se & Pennsylvania Avenue Se | 32 | 24 | 0 | open |
| 13 | Near 2455 Alabama Avenue Se (road segment) | 32 | 19 | 0 | open |
| 14 | 14th Street Nw & Church Street Nw | 32 | 1 | 0 | open |
| 15 | Connecticut Avenue Nw & Dupont Circle Nw | 30 | 0 | 0 | open |
| 16 | Near 5922 Georgia Avenue Nw (road segment) | 28 | 13 | 0 | open |
| 17 | Near 640 South Capitol Street Se (road segment) | 27 | 0 | 0 | open |
| 18 | Near 4675 South Capitol Street Sw (road segment) | 26 | 13 | 0 | open |
| 19 | Near 4902 East Capitol Street Ne (road segment) | 26 | 0 | 0 | open |
| 20 | Near 6727 16th Street Nw (road segment) | 26 | 55 | 0 | open |
8,122 crashes with a location were counted across 20 days. Each spot is about 135 m across; the name is the one the police most often recorded there. Source: Open Data DC — Crashes in DC (Metropolitan Police Department).
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