Crimes in Police Service Area 202
Reported in January 2026
| OFFENSE | Jan2026 | Dec2025 | Jan2025 | 2026 YTD Total (avg/month) | 2025YTD Total (avg/month) | 2024Total (avg/month) | Avg/month Jan 2015 – Jan 2026 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.08) | 0.02 |
| Sex Abuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.08) | 0.10 |
| Assault with Dangerous Weapon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 4 (0.33) | 1 (0.08) | 0.50 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 7 (0.58) | 6 (0.50) | 1.06 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 11 (0.92) | 9 (0.75) | 1.68 |
| Burglary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 6 (0.50) | 9 (0.75) | 1.68 |
| Thefts from Auto | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 (7) | 93 (7.75) | 91 (7.58) | 12.08 |
| Thefts Other | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 (21) | 205 (17.08) | 235 (19.58) | 20.50 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 (1) | 18 (1.50) | 19 (1.58) | 1.80 |
| Total Property Crimes | 30 | 26 | 32 | 30 (30) | 322 (26.83) | 354 (29.50) | 36.05 |
| TOTAL | 31 | 27 | 32 | 31 (31) | 333 (27.75) | 363 (30.25) | 37.73 |
Data reflect the date crimes were reported to MPD and include all crimes reported in PSA 202 as of February 1, 2026. Source https://dcatlas.dcgis.dc.gov
PSA 202 Crime Trends:
There was one Violent Crimes in PSA 202 in January 2026. Property Crimes reported in January 2026 were 11% higher than our monthly average for 2025 but 17% lower than the average monthly number of property crimes since January 2015. For the month, there was 1 Violent Crime reported which is the same as reported in December, slightly higher than in January 2025. At this point in the year, the violent crime rate is trending similar to 2025 and 41% lower than our average number of crimes per month since January 2015.
Crime Details by Category:
Robbery (1 Total):
- Thursday, January 1 at 4:50 p.m. at 4500 40th Street, NW, the complainant reported to MPD that the victim was involved in a robbery while armed incident. The victim stated that when he was in the alley way of 4530 40th St NW at 3:45 p.m., two unknown suspects asked him to give them his jacket. The victim fled but was caught in the same alley again by the unknown suspects. Suspect 1 took out a black handgun and showed it to the victim and then asked for his jacket, watch, and a fanny pack that contained a black Apple iPhone 13 and $20. The two suspects then fled to the East entrance to the Tenleytown Metro Station. The Victim fled to his friend’s house and then went home to report it to his parents, the complainant, who then reported the incident to MPD. The case remains open.
Burglary (1 Total):
- Monday, January 12 at approximately 1:10 p.m., an officer responded to 4100 Wisconsin Avenue, NW for a report of a burglary. The Officer spoke with the complainant/victim who reported that at approximately 1:00 p.m., the officer knocked on her door and asked if she had had any visitors because a witness had observed a suspect exiting out of her apartment holding a large bag. During this time, the victim was receiving text alerts from her credit card company noting irregular transactions and asked her to confirm purchases. The victim acted quickly and locked the credit cards from being used. The case was closed with an arrest.
Motor Vehicle Thefts (1 Total):
- On Wednesday, January 7 at 2:15 a.m., the complainant called 911 to report her vehicle stolen from in front of her house at 3900 Harrison Street, NW. At approximately 2:30 a.m., closed circuit TV caught the vehicle being driven away by an unknown person. The vehicle was recovered later that day in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
