Monthly Crime and Policing Brief
Lamont Riggs Crime and Policing Report, April 2026
29 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 Lamont Riggs.
Key Takeaways
- 29 incidents were reported in Lamont Riggs in April 2026.
- Theft (Other) was the most common offense (12 incidents, 41% of the month's total).
- Total incidents were down 15% versus March 2026 and down 19% versus April 2025.
- The biggest month-over-month change was Theft (Other), which fell from 16 to 12.
- This April was 19% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~36 incidents).
Monthly Crime Volume, Lamont Riggs
April Incidents by Year, Lamont Riggs
Offense Breakdown, Lamont Riggs
How Policing Lands Here
- MPD District 4 covers about 100% of Lamont Riggs'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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