Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

Near Southeast Crime and Policing Report, September 2026

41 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 Near Southeast.

Near Southeast highlighted on a map of Washington, DC

Key Takeaways

41 incidents were reported in Near Southeast in September 2026.
Theft (Other) was the most common offense (20 incidents, 49% of the month's total).
Total incidents were up 17% versus August 2026 and up 11% versus September 2025.
The biggest month-over-month change was Theft from Auto, which rose from 8 to 13.
This September was 22% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~53 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, Near Southeast

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through September 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 388 incidents over 13 months. Y axis: incidents per month.

September Incidents by Year, Near Southeast

September incidents across recent years: the seasonal view. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 304 incidents across 6 years of September. Y axis: incidents in the month.

Offense Breakdown, Near Southeast

Offense breakdown for September 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 41 incidents; X axis: incidents in the month.

How Policing Lands Here

MPD District 1 covers about 100% of Near Southeast's reported incidents. 31,770 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 3.1x their share of the district's population; the district drew 1.0x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 1 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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