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Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

Columbia Heights Crime and Policing Report, March 2026

125 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 districts covering Columbia Heights.

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Key Takeaways

125 incidents were reported in Columbia Heights in March 2026.
Theft (Other) was the most common offense (79 incidents, 63% of the month's total).
Total incidents were up 23% versus February 2026 and down 10% versus March 2025.
The biggest month-over-month change was Theft (Other), which rose from 53 to 79.
This March was 14% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~145 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, Columbia Heights

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through March 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 1,606 incidents over 13 months. Y axis: incidents per month.

March Incidents by Year, Columbia Heights

March incidents across recent years: the seasonal view. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 849 incidents across 6 years of March. Y axis: incidents in the month.

Offense Breakdown, Columbia Heights

Offense breakdown for March 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 125 incidents; X axis: incidents in the month.

How Policing Lands Here

MPD District 3 covers about 73% of Columbia Heights's reported incidents. 35,174 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 3.3x their share of the district's population; the district drew 0.8x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 3 analysis →
MPD District 4 covers about 27% of Columbia Heights'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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