on the DC Crime Map. The trickiest aspect of staying safe in D.C. lies in the fact that the most dynamic neighborhoods, sporting great nightlife, dining, and diversity, are home to the majority of the city's '''muggings'''. Muggings are a problem in the north central neighborhoods of Shaw U Street (Washington, D.C. Shaw) and Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights (Washington, D.C. Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights), in stark contrast to the popular belief that "gentrification