Monthly Crime and Policing Brief
Edgewood Crime and Policing Report, January 2026
48 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 Edgewood.
Key Takeaways
- 48 incidents were reported in Edgewood in January 2026.
- Theft (Other) was the most common offense (21 incidents, 44% of the month's total).
- Total incidents were down 29% versus December 2025 and down 57% versus January 2025.
- The biggest month-over-month change was Theft (Other), which fell from 38 to 21.
- This January was 56% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~110 incidents).
Monthly Crime Volume, Edgewood
January Incidents by Year, Edgewood
Offense Breakdown, Edgewood
How Policing Lands Here
- MPD District 5 covers about 59% of Edgewood's reported incidents. 40,694 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 1.5x their share of the district's population; the district drew 1.1x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 5 analysis →
- MPD District 3 covers about 35% of Edgewood'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 →
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.