Monthly Crime and Policing Brief
Congress Heights Crime and Policing Report, May 2026
77 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 Congress Heights.
Key Takeaways
- 77 incidents were reported in Congress Heights in May 2026.
- Theft (Other) was the most common offense (28 incidents, 36% of the month's total).
- Total incidents were up 8% versus April 2026 and down 9% versus May 2025.
- The biggest month-over-month change was Theft (Other), which rose from 19 to 28.
- This May was 14% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~90 incidents).
Monthly Crime Volume, Congress Heights
May Incidents by Year, Congress Heights
Offense Breakdown, Congress Heights
How Policing Lands Here
- MPD District 7 covers about 100% of Congress Heights's reported incidents. 30,949 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 1.1x their share of the district's population; the district drew 1.7x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 7 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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