Crime: D.C. Summer Crime Spree Continues; Youth Curfew; Local Reports
• September 2, 2023

Guns, Yes, But Any Weapons Will Do … Mayor Muriel Bowser and Acting Police Chief Pamela A. Smith cite illegal gun-trafficking in the District as a major factor in the […]

Public Safety: Criminologists Puzzle Over D.C.’s Rising Homicide Rates; Local Reports
• August 21, 2023

Once again, rising homicide rates in the nation’s capital are drawing national attention. And criminologists are puzzling over why the District appears to be regressing relative to other major U.S. […]

Crime: City and Its Council Need to Get Real  
• August 16, 2023

On Aug. 7, Ward 8 Council member Trayon White made headlines as he suggested the use of the D.C. National Guard to combat the city’s unrelenting lawlessness and violence.  “The […]

Weekend Roundup, Aug. 3 – 6
• August 3, 2023

We’re now officially in the dog days of summer! Despite August being a traditionally slow month in town, there’s plenty to do this weekend. Enjoy live music downtown to end […]

D.C. Council Passes Emergency Bill to Address City’s Violent Crime
• July 13, 2023

“It cannot wait,” Ward 2 Councilwoman Brooke Pinto said as she introduced and celebrated the almost unanimous passage (12-1) of three emergency public safety bills by the D.C. Council on […]

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 […]