Year-End Crime Review: A Safer Year for D.C.   
• December 9, 2025

Washington, D.C., is closing out 2025 with some of the strongest crime declines the city has seen in over a decade. The improving landscape has direct implications for Georgetown, a community focused on sustaining a safe and […]

Opinion: We Know How to Keep D.C. Safe. This Is Our Home, Too.   
• October 7, 2025

Our city has faced unwelcome, unwarranted and unprecedented federal interference this year. From the massive federal workforce layoffs to the deployment of ICE agents and National Guard troops on our […]

Bowser, Mendelson, Schwalb Quizzed by Congress
• September 22, 2025

Mayor Muriel Bowser, District Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb appeared before the House Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for five hours on Sept. […]

Crime: Zero Homicides, One Shooting Reported in Georgetown for 2025
• September 15, 2025

By Aiden Mellon, D.C. Witness staff As President Trump’s surge of law enforcement with the National Guard nears a month, questions remain about how it has helped Georgetown, and also […]

Trump Federalizes D.C. Police, Deploys National Guard
• August 11, 2025

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is deploying the National Guard and federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department to crack down on crime. The unprecedented actions — detailed at the […]

Crime Report: Auto Thefts and ATVs
• June 10, 2025

At the June 2 meeting of ANC 2E, Lt. Danielle Vitatoe of the Metropolitan Police Department reported that thefts from autos were increasing, but violent crimes were declining in and […]

How Bowser Is Dealing With Trump
• March 31, 2025

“I am pleased that President Trump supports the House immediately passing the D.C. funding fix, as passed by the Senate, and I look forward to the House’s swift action,” wrote […]

Violent Crime Drops to Lowest Level in 20 Years
• January 13, 2025

75 percent of Georgetown Crime Occurred in Business District Areas In 2024, Georgetown, defined by the Police Service Area (PSA) 206 boundary, had a total of 603 reported crimes. Of […]

DNA Testing Helped Catch ‘The Cuddler’  
• November 13, 2024

 By Christine Axsmith   “It happened again.” My friend’s voice woke me up quickly. We lived in Glover Park and there had been another sexual assault the night before by “The […]

At Least 4 Georgetown Businesses Burglarized Sept. 9-10 
• September 11, 2024

At least four Georgetown businesses were hit with burglaries and vandalism, September 9 to 10, the Metropolitan Police Department reported. Five persons were taken into custody on charges that included […]