While Washington DC is seeing a drop in overall crime by 18%( mostly due to a reduction in both sex abuse/theft) which is GOOD, DC is still straddled with increasing crime from assault with a deadly weapon(5% increase) & a whopping 47% increase in motor vehicle theft. To add to this mayhem there has been a 20% increase in the homicide rate. DC police chief Peter Newsham blames the increase in homicide on an increase in illegal firearms & had previously blamed the homicide problem on release of violent gun offenders back into the community. What can be done in the opinion of my fellow board members to eliminate this endless cycle of crime especially the violent crimes. I mean we just lost a one year old toddler to a round fired into a vehicle that took out that little tyke which is completely unacceptable @ least in a civilized society.
DC’s Murder Rate Reaches Its Highest Number in 15 Years - Washingtonian
187 people have been killed in DC this year, making the city's homicide count the highest it's been since 2005. The most recent death was last night's fatal shooting of a one-year-old boy near the Prince George's County border, after someone opened fire on a car occupied by the child. That means...
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D.C. Police to contact GOP Rep. Boebert about plans to bring Glock to work
"That Congresswoman will be subjected to the same penalties as anyone else that’s caught on the D.C. streets carrying a firearm," said police chief Robert Contee III.
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