Washington, DC · Thursday, July 16, 2026 · last 7 days

DC recorded 392 crimes in seven days. Theft ran the week—215 straight cases plus 104 from or of vehicles. Fifty-nine were violent; 25 involved guns.

392reported incidents
59violent
25gun-involved
43neighborhoods hit

Union Station, Stanton Park, Kingman Park 38

38 crimes, 5 violent, on Benning Road NE and H Street NE.

+ 32 more in this area

Downtown, Chinatown, Penn Quarters, Mount Vernon Square, North Capitol Street 33

33 incidents, 1 violent, on F and 7th Streets NW.

+ 27 more in this area

Columbia Heights, Mt. Pleasant, Pleasant Plains, Park View 31

31 crimes, 2 violent, on Park Road NW and 14th Street NW.

+ 25 more in this area

Howard University, Le Droit Park, Cardozo/Shaw 20

20 crimes, 6 violent, on U Street NW and 14th Street NW.

+ 14 more in this area

Dupont Circle, Connecticut Avenue/K Street 19

19 incidents, zero violent, along Connecticut Avenue.

+ 13 more in this area

Ivy City, Arboretum, Trinidad, Carver Langston 17

17 crimes, 4 violent, on Neal Street NE and Montello Avenue NE.

+ 11 more in this area

Congress Heights, Bellevue, Washington Highlands 16

16 incidents, 5 violent, on Savannah Place SE.

+ 10 more in this area

Edgewood, Bloomingdale, Truxton Circle, Eckington 16

16 crimes, 1 violent, on North Capitol Street and 2nd Street NE.

+ 10 more in this area

The citywide mix

theft215
theft from vehicle70
vehicle theft34
assault w/ dangerous weapon28
robbery27
burglary14
homicide4

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Source: DC MPD open incident data (reported incidents only; block-level locations are approximate). KnowCrime is informational — not advice, and not a measure of any person's risk.