The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice (DMPSJ) is responsible for the day-to-day management of the District’s Safe Passage program. DMPSJ works closely with the Deputy Mayor for Education, other District agencies, and community partners to ensure our youth can travel to and from school safely. To learn more about DMPSJ, click here. Have questions about the Safe Passage program? Email DMPSJ at safepassage@dc.gov.
These are the priority areas for this year Priority Areas:
Anacostia, Brookland, Congress Heights, Columbia Heights,Eastern/Stadium Armory, Fort Totten, L'Enfant, Minnesota Ave/Deanwood,NoMA,Potomac Ave, Petworth/Brightwood,Tenleytown
Here is the Safe Passage Interactive Map for 2025-2026
School communities have organized start of school and end of school support through DefendDC and the School Captain program. Learn more Here.