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Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

Ward 1 Crime and Policing Report, August 2026

313 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 Ward 1.

Ward 1 highlighted on a map of Washington, DC

Key Takeaways

313 incidents were reported in Ward 1 in August 2026.
Theft (Other) was the most common offense (180 incidents, 58% of the month's total).
Total incidents were up 9% versus July 2026 and up 11% versus August 2025.
The biggest month-over-month change was Theft (Other), which rose from 162 to 180.
This August was 19% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~384 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, Ward 1

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through August 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 3,347 incidents over 13 months. Y axis: incidents per month.

August Incidents by Year, Ward 1

August incidents across recent years: the seasonal view. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 2,235 incidents across 6 years of August. Y axis: incidents in the month.

Offense Breakdown, Ward 1

Offense breakdown for August 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 313 incidents; X axis: incidents in the month.

How Policing Lands Here

MPD District 3 covers about 86% of Ward 1'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 →

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.