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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.

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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

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through August 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 52 incidents over 13 months. Y axis: incidents per month.

August Incidents by Year, Saint Elizabeths

August incidents across recent years: the seasonal view. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 28 incidents across 6 years of August. Y axis: incidents in the month.

Offense Breakdown, Saint Elizabeths

Offense breakdown for August 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 6 incidents; X axis: incidents in the month.

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.