Monthly Crime and Policing Brief
Brightwood Park Crime and Policing Report, July 2026
105 reported incidents · Washington, DC · Source: DC MPD
Reported incidents measure what residents report to MPD, not how safe a place is. This brief pairs them with how enforcement lands in the police district covering Brightwood Park.
Key Takeaways
- 105 incidents were reported in Brightwood Park in July 2026.
- Theft (Other) was the most common offense (54 incidents, 51% of the month's total).
- Total incidents were down 7% versus June 2026 and up 31% versus July 2025.
- The biggest month-over-month change was Theft (Other), which fell from 66 to 54.
- This July was 2% above the 5-year historical average for the month (~103 incidents).
Monthly Crime Volume, Brightwood Park
July Incidents by Year, Brightwood Park
Offense Breakdown, Brightwood Park
How Policing Lands Here
- MPD District 4 covers about 100% of Brightwood Park's reported incidents. 26,175 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 1.4x their share of the district's population; the district drew 0.9x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 4 analysis →
These figures come from the same MPD stop records and reported-crime data analyzed across this site. Reported crime is not occurred crime, and stop counts measure enforcement, not danger. Methodology: stops by district and enforcement vs reported crime.
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Incident counts reflect reported MPD crimes for the calendar month and are subject to revision. This report shows historical incident counts and trends only.