Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

Ward 5 Crime and Policing Report, September 2026

356 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 5.

Ward 5 highlighted on a map of Washington, DC

Key Takeaways

356 incidents were reported in Ward 5 in September 2026.
Theft (Other) was the most common offense (140 incidents, 39% of the month's total).
Total incidents were up 10% versus August 2026 and up 18% versus September 2025.
The biggest month-over-month change was Theft from Auto, which fell from 103 to 74.
This September was 8% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~386 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, Ward 5

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through September 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 3,425 incidents over 13 months. Y axis: incidents per month.

September Incidents by Year, Ward 5

September incidents across recent years: the seasonal view. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 2,287 incidents across 6 years of September. Y axis: incidents in the month.

Offense Breakdown, Ward 5

Offense breakdown for September 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 356 incidents; X axis: incidents in the month.

How Policing Lands Here

MPD District 5 covers about 79% of Ward 5's reported incidents. 40,694 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 1.5x their share of the district's population; the district drew 1.1x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 5 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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