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Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

Twining Crime and Policing Report, January 2026

28 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 Twining.

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Key Takeaways

28 incidents were reported in Twining in January 2026.
Theft (Other) was the most common offense (11 incidents, 39% of the month's total).
Total incidents were down 24% versus December 2025 and down 26% versus January 2025.
The biggest month-over-month change was Assault w/ Dangerous Weapon, which fell from 6 to 2.
This January was 55% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~62 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, Twining

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through January 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 602 incidents over 13 months. Y axis: incidents per month.

January Incidents by Year, Twining

January incidents across recent years: the seasonal view. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 339 incidents across 6 years of January. Y axis: incidents in the month.

Offense Breakdown, Twining

Offense breakdown for January 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 28 incidents; X axis: incidents in the month.

How Policing Lands Here

MPD District 6 covers about 100% of Twining's reported incidents. 31,720 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 1.0x their share of the district's population; the district drew 1.1x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 6 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.