Monthly Crime and Policing Brief
Cleveland Park Crime and Policing Report, February 2026
30 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 Cleveland Park.
Key Takeaways
- 30 incidents were reported in Cleveland Park in February 2026.
- Theft (Other) was the most common offense (25 incidents, 83% of the month's total).
- Total incidents were up 25% versus January 2026 and down 12% versus February 2025.
- The biggest month-over-month change was Theft (Other), which rose from 17 to 25.
- This February was 1% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~30 incidents).
Monthly Crime Volume, Cleveland Park
February Incidents by Year, Cleveland Park
Offense Breakdown, Cleveland Park
How Policing Lands Here
- MPD District 2 covers about 100% of Cleveland Park's reported incidents. 29,525 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 6.7x their share of the district's population; the district drew 0.7x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 2 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.