Mayor Launches Community Survey on Police Chief, Teletownhall Scheduled; Crime Updates
• June 5, 2023

Mayor Seeking Community Input Want to give input on the search for a permanent Chief of Police for Washington, D.C.? Following the June 3 retirement of the District’s chief-of-police for […]

Public Safety: Mayor Names MPD Interim Police Chief; Local Crime Reports
• May 22, 2023

Mayor Appoints Interim MPD Chief Outside Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) headquarters on Friday evening May 19, a WUSA 9 reporter relayed a dramatic announcement from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office […]

Crime: MPD Launches ‘Hotspot Summer Plan’ for Georgetown
• May 8, 2023

While crime can spike in the summer months, MPD is implementing a plan this week to use data-driven techniques, community policing, and enhanced patrolling to combat public law-breaking at the […]

Public Safety: Mayor’s Initiatives, MPD Newsletter’s Solace, Latest Crime
• April 17, 2023

While many D.C. residents view crime in the nation’s capital fatalistically – after all, what is to be done about the daily drumbeat of carjackings, shootings, and stickups? – the […]

Crime: D.C. Shooting Deaths Mount While MPD Short-Staffed, GU Sex Assaults
• March 27, 2023

Carjackings, MPD Short-Staffing and Congressional Scrutiny As nationwide attention continues to focus on D.C.’s rising crime rates following the U.S. Senate’s recent overturning of the D.C. Council’s Revised Criminal Code […]

Crime: New Second District Commander; Data Analysis, Local Crime
• March 20, 2023

New Commander in Town There’s a new police commander in town. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced March 13 that Commander John Branch of MPD’s Seventh District – a nearly […]

Crime: Bowser and Pinto Move to Stem D.C. Car Thefts and Gun Violence; Recent MPD Reports
• February 27, 2023

The District’s crime problems are once again in the national spotlight.  Representatives in the U.S. Congress, both Democratic and Republican, are considering using their federal powers to override the D.C. […]

Crime: Rash of Pricey Parka Thefts Hits Georgetown; Shootings Kill 3 in D.C. on Single Day 
• February 2, 2023

Georgetowners beware: a string of broad daylight and violent thefts of pricey Canada Goose parkas – mostly right off the backs of victims, but also targeting students near campuses as […]

Public Safety: Major Crimes Skewing Younger in D.C., Latest MPD Reports
• January 30, 2023

A major puzzle in the D.C. crime scene is how so many young people end up on the “wrong side of the law.” Juvenile arrests for carjacking or gun offenses […]

Crime: MPD Chief Cites 2022 Crime-Fighting Gains While Denouncing Gun Violence
• January 3, 2023

On the first day of 2023, MPD Chief Robert Contee released a “Message from the Chief” lauding his department’s crime-fighting efforts last year while acknowledging the District continues to be […]