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Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

Mayfair Crime and Policing Report, March 2026

11 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 Mayfair.

Mayfair highlighted on a map of Washington, DC

Key Takeaways

11 incidents were reported in Mayfair in March 2026.
Theft (Other) was the most common offense (6 incidents, 55% of the month's total).
Total incidents were down 42% versus February 2026 and down 67% versus March 2025.
The biggest month-over-month change was Motor Vehicle Theft, which fell from 7 to 1.
This March was 67% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~34 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, Mayfair

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through March 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 275 incidents over 13 months. Y axis: incidents per month.

March Incidents by Year, Mayfair

March incidents across recent years: the seasonal view. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 179 incidents across 6 years of March. Y axis: incidents in the month.

Offense Breakdown, Mayfair

Offense breakdown for March 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 11 incidents; X axis: incidents in the month.

How Policing Lands Here

MPD District 6 covers about 100% of Mayfair's reported incidents. 31,720 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 1.0x their share of the district's population; the district drew 1.1x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 6 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.