Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

Rock Creek Park Crime and Policing Report, January 2026

1 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 Rock Creek Park.

Rock Creek Park highlighted on a map of Washington, DC

Key Takeaways

1 incidents were reported in Rock Creek Park in January 2026.
Theft (Other) was the most common offense (1 incidents, 100% of the month's total).
Total incidents were no comparable prior data versus December 2025 and no comparable prior data versus January 2025.
This January was in line with the 2-year historical average for the month (~1 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, Rock Creek Park

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through January 2026.

January Incidents by Year, Rock Creek Park

January incidents across recent years: the seasonal view.

Offense Breakdown, Rock Creek Park

Offense breakdown for January 2026.

How Policing Lands Here

MPD District 2 covers about 70% of Rock Creek Park's reported incidents. 29,525 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 6.7x their share of the district's population; the district drew 0.7x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 2 analysis →
MPD District 4 covers about 30% of Rock Creek 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 →

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.