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Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

Ward 3 Crime and Policing Report, August 2026

162 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.

Ward 3 highlighted on a map of Washington, DC

Key Takeaways

162 incidents were reported in Ward 3 in August 2026.
Theft (Other) was the most common offense (96 incidents, 59% of the month's total).
Total incidents were up 17% versus July 2026 and essentially unchanged versus August 2025.
The biggest month-over-month change was Motor Vehicle Theft, which rose from 5 to 16.
This August was 12% above the 5-year historical average for the month (~144 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, Ward 3

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through August 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 1,713 incidents over 13 months. Y axis: incidents per month.

August Incidents by Year, Ward 3

August incidents across recent years: the seasonal view. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 883 incidents across 6 years of August. Y axis: incidents in the month.

Offense Breakdown, Ward 3

Offense breakdown for August 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 162 incidents; X axis: incidents in the month.

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.