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Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

Ward 8 Crime and Policing Report, August 2026

235 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

235 incidents were reported in Ward 8 in August 2026.
Theft (Other) was the most common offense (92 incidents, 39% of the month's total).
Total incidents were up 7% versus July 2026 and up 26% versus August 2025.
The biggest month-over-month change was Theft (Other), which rose from 82 to 92.
This August was 16% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~278 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, Ward 8

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through August 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 2,483 incidents over 13 months. Y axis: incidents per month.

August Incidents by Year, Ward 8

August incidents across recent years: the seasonal view. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 1,627 incidents across 6 years of August. Y axis: incidents in the month.

Offense Breakdown, Ward 8

Offense breakdown for August 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 235 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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Incident counts reflect reported MPD crimes for the calendar month and are subject to revision. This report shows historical incident counts and trends only.