Monthly Crime and Policing Brief
Brightwood Park Crime and Policing Report, August 2026
124 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
- 124 incidents were reported in Brightwood Park in August 2026.
- Theft (Other) was the most common offense (39 incidents, 31% of the month's total).
- Total incidents were up 18% versus July 2026 and up 24% versus August 2025.
- The biggest month-over-month change was Theft (Other), which fell from 54 to 39.
- This August was 20% above the 5-year historical average for the month (~103 incidents).
Monthly Crime Volume, Brightwood Park
August 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.