WASHINGTON — D.C. Police are enforcing seven new Drug Free Zones effective within 24 hours. The enforcement will begin on Wednesday, March 27 at 8:00 a.m. and will continue through 7:59 a.m. on Monday, April 1.
In the First District, the boundaries of the drug-free zone will be:
- The 700-800 block of I Street NE
- The 800 block of 9th Street NE
- The 800 block of H Street NE
- The 700 block of 8th Street NE
- The 700 block of G Street NE
- The 700-800 block of 7th Street NE
In the Second District, the boundaries of the drug-free zone will be:
- 600-700 blocks of 11th Street, NW
- 600-700 blocks of 13th Street, NW
- 1100-1200 F Street, NW
- 1100-1200 H Street, NW
In the Third District, the boundaries of the drug-free zone will be:
- 2000 block of 13th Street, NW
- 2000 block of 14th Street, NW
- 1300 block of V Street, NW
- 1300 block of U Street, NW
In the Fourth District, the boundaries of the drug-free zone will be:
- 700 block of Kenyon Street, NW
- 3000-3100 blocks of Georgia Avenue, NW
- 700 block of Columbia Road, NW
- 3000-3100 blocks of Sherman Avenue, NW
In the Fifth District, the boundaries of the drug-free zone will be:
- 1500-1600 blocks of Neal Street, NE
- 1500 block of Maryland Avenue, NE
- 1200 Holbrook Street, NE
- 1400 block of Morse Street, NE
In the Sixth District, the boundaries of the drug-free zone will be:
- The 4500 block of Benning Road, Southeast
- The 4500 block of B Street, Southeast
- The Unit block of 46th Street, Southeast
- The 4500 block of East Capitol Street, Southeast
In the Seventh District, the boundaries of the drug-free zone will be:
- 3900 Block of South Capitol Street, Southwest
- 3900 Block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southwest
- Unit Block Atlantic Street, Southwest
District commanders from each zone issue a notification via different community forums to alert residents and businesses of the new boundaries going up. The day before the zones are activated, officers go out into the area, put up signs, and discuss the changes with local businesses.
According to Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist Tom Lynch, once the drug-free zones are activated, officers assigned to the area hand out literature explaining what drug-free zones are.
For more information about the drug free zones click here.