Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

North Michigan Park Crime and Policing Report, September 2026

24 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 North Michigan Park.

North Michigan Park highlighted on a map of Washington, DC

Key Takeaways

24 incidents were reported in North Michigan Park in September 2026.
Theft from Auto was the most common offense (11 incidents, 46% of the month's total).
Total incidents were up 9% versus August 2026 and down 27% versus September 2025.
The biggest month-over-month change was Theft from Auto, which rose from 10 to 11.
This September was 10% above the 5-year historical average for the month (~22 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, North Michigan Park

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through September 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 256 incidents over 13 months. Y axis: incidents per month.

September Incidents by Year, North Michigan Park

September incidents across recent years: the seasonal view. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 133 incidents across 6 years of September. Y axis: incidents in the month.

Offense Breakdown, North Michigan Park

Offense breakdown for September 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 24 incidents; X axis: incidents in the month.

How Policing Lands Here

MPD District 4 covers about 67% of North Michigan Park'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 →
MPD District 5 covers about 33% of North Michigan Park'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 →

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.

← August 2026

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