Crime
Finally, Capitol Hill is also well known for its crime, particularly the common use of drugs and prostitution in the neighborhood. Colfax Avenue (though not just in Capitol Hill) has a reputation as a prostitution street, with many by-the-hour hotels along the avenue. Recently both prostitution and drug use have decreased in the neighborhood as policing initiatives brought down the crime rate and hastened the ongoing gentrification. The crime rate in the Capitol Hill neighborhood is at 114 incidents per 1,000 persons, well above the national and city averages.
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