Monthly Crime and Policing Brief
Saint Elizabeths Crime and Policing Report, August 2026
6 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 Saint Elizabeths.
Key Takeaways
- 6 incidents were reported in Saint Elizabeths in August 2026.
- Theft (Other) was the most common offense (4 incidents, 67% of the month's total).
- Total incidents were up 20% versus July 2026 and up 100% versus August 2025.
- This August was 36% above the 5-year historical average for the month (~4 incidents).
Monthly Crime Volume, Saint Elizabeths
August Incidents by Year, Saint Elizabeths
Offense Breakdown, Saint Elizabeths
How Policing Lands Here
- MPD District 7 covers about 100% of Saint Elizabeths's reported incidents. 30,949 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 1.1x their share of the district's population; the district drew 1.7x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 7 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.