Monthly Crime and Policing Brief
Ward 3 Crime and Policing Report, May 2026
140 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 3.
Key Takeaways
- 140 incidents were reported in Ward 3 in May 2026.
- Theft (Other) was the most common offense (90 incidents, 64% of the month's total).
- Total incidents were up 15% versus April 2026 and up 17% versus May 2025.
- The biggest month-over-month change was Theft (Other), which rose from 85 to 90.
- This May was 4% above the 5-year historical average for the month (~134 incidents).
Monthly Crime Volume, Ward 3
May Incidents by Year, Ward 3
Offense Breakdown, Ward 3
How Policing Lands Here
- MPD District 2 covers about 100% of Ward 3'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.