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Monthly Crime and Policing Brief

Woodland Crime and Policing Report, July 2026

17 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 Woodland.

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Key Takeaways

17 incidents were reported in Woodland in July 2026.
Assault w/ Dangerous Weapon was the most common offense (8 incidents, 47% of the month's total).
Total incidents were down 11% versus June 2026 and up 21% versus July 2025.
The biggest month-over-month change was Assault w/ Dangerous Weapon, which rose from 2 to 8.
This July was 14% below the 5-year historical average for the month (~20 incidents).

Monthly Crime Volume, Woodland

Reported incidents per month, trailing 13 months through July 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 207 incidents over 13 months. Y axis: incidents per month.

July Incidents by Year, Woodland

July incidents across recent years: the seasonal view. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 116 incidents across 6 years of July. Y axis: incidents in the month.

Offense Breakdown, Woodland

Offense breakdown for July 2026. Source: MPD reported incidents (nine Part I offenses) via DC Open Data; N = 17 incidents; X axis: incidents in the month.

How Policing Lands Here

MPD District 7 covers about 100% of Woodland'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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