Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

Shaw Crime and Policing Report, January 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 districts covering Shaw.

Shaw highlighted on a map of Washington, DC

Key Takeaways

41 incidents were reported in Shaw in January 2026.
Theft (Other) was the most common offense (20 incidents, 49% of the month's total).
Total incidents were down 13% versus December 2025 and down 35% versus January 2025.
The biggest month-over-month change was Theft (Other), which fell from 24 to 20.
This January was 55% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~91 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, Shaw

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

January Incidents by Year, Shaw

January incidents across recent years: the seasonal view.

Offense Breakdown, Shaw

Offense breakdown for January 2026.

How Policing Lands Here

MPD District 3 covers about 78% of Shaw's reported incidents. 35,174 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 3.3x their share of the district's population; the district drew 0.8x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 3 analysis →
MPD District 2 covers about 22% of Shaw'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 →

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.