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Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

Ward 8 Crime and Policing Report, July 2026

219 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 8.

Ward 8 highlighted on a map of Washington, DC

Key Takeaways

219 incidents were reported in Ward 8 in July 2026.
Theft (Other) was the most common offense (82 incidents, 37% of the month's total).
Total incidents were up 1% versus June 2026 and up 13% versus July 2025.
The biggest month-over-month change was Assault w/ Dangerous Weapon, which rose from 23 to 34.
This July was 18% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~267 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, Ward 8

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through July 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 2,441 incidents over 13 months. Y axis: incidents per month.

July Incidents by Year, Ward 8

July incidents across recent years: the seasonal view. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 1,556 incidents across 6 years of July. Y axis: incidents in the month.

Offense Breakdown, Ward 8

Offense breakdown for July 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 219 incidents; X axis: incidents in the month.

How Policing Lands Here

MPD District 7 covers about 76% of Ward 8's reported incidents. 30,949 stops of persons were recorded there since 2023; Black people were stopped at 1.1x their share of the district's population; the district drew 1.7x the stops that its share of reported crime accounts for. Full District 7 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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